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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
fairy godmother says
get that head out of the stars
here's a secret:
your faire godmother is inside you
you only need to
believe in her
for your every wish
to come true
(no wand necessary.)
get that head out of the stars
here's a secret:
your faire godmother is inside you
you only need to
believe in her
for your every wish
to come true
(no wand necessary.)
*I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks for the free poetry collection.*
"Break your Glass Slippers" is a feminist Cinderella retelling in poems, which deal with fatshaming, sexual abuse/exploitation, standing up for oneself, self acceptance, healing, guilty feminism, and coming to terms with one's body. The poems are very short, yet poignant. The poems from the Fairy Godmother try to tell you that you are worthy despite what everybody else (or the mirror) tells you:
"fairy godmother says
you are limitless.
you can have the lipstick.
you can have the sword." (p. 27)
I loved the poems, but most of all I loved the message of self-acceptance, self-care and body positivity. Fairy tales and the message they send are also deconstructed: "her precious fairy tales showed her what would / happen if she found her prince, but they / never prepared her for what she should do if / her prince turned out to be her unhappily ever after. --- cinderella." (p. 68)
5 Stars
"Break your Glass Slippers" is a feminist Cinderella retelling in poems, which deal with fatshaming, sexual abuse/exploitation, standing up for oneself, self acceptance, healing, guilty feminism, and coming to terms with one's body. The poems are very short, yet poignant. The poems from the Fairy Godmother try to tell you that you are worthy despite what everybody else (or the mirror) tells you:
"fairy godmother says
you are limitless.
you can have the lipstick.
you can have the sword." (p. 27)
I loved the poems, but most of all I loved the message of self-acceptance, self-care and body positivity. Fairy tales and the message they send are also deconstructed: "her precious fairy tales showed her what would / happen if she found her prince, but they / never prepared her for what she should do if / her prince turned out to be her unhappily ever after. --- cinderella." (p. 68)
5 Stars
inspiring
fast-paced
I’ve read several of Amanda Lovelace’s books before and truly, truly loved them but this book felt stilted in comparison to the previous volumes. This one lacked the personal flares that made Lovelace’s other books so enrapturing and genuinely powerful reads. She even allowed herself to fall into the amorphous fears of unwarranted “brokenness” that often haunts teen girls, which is no in and of itself a bad thing, but is bellow the soaring works of feminist power before.
That is not to say that addressing such feelings is a bad thing but their other works (Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell) that address those anxieties just as well. This imitation by Lovelace feels unnecessary and lacks the originality and power of her works like “The princess saves herself in this one.”
That is not to say that addressing such feelings is a bad thing but their other works (Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell) that address those anxieties just as well. This imitation by Lovelace feels unnecessary and lacks the originality and power of her works like “The princess saves herself in this one.”
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
I found this an inspiring and related collection of vignettes related to confidence, body positivity, and feminism. I know some people argue that collections such as this aren't poetry, but really, what is poetry? For me, at least, it is about tone, feeling, and rhythm, and this collection does have that. Sure, it may not be "traditional," but when taken together as a whole, it is an enjoyable collection of thoughts that can be returned to, and a quick, easy read at that.
emotional
fast-paced