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ladylizardxvii's review
5.0
I delighted in this collection -- I read some poems over and over and over again, capturing new things, thoughts, ideas each time. I had borrowed this from the library and I think I want to own it. Which is surprising to me, as I wouldn't necessarily consider myself a 'poetry person'! Lovely, thought-provoking, relatable.
ralphiereads76's review
5.0
My favorite poems:
Because the Color Is Half the Taste
My Dear Wolfish Dreamboat, Stand Still
God Stops By
Turn Me Over, I'm Done On This Side
Diarama of Ghosts
You Can Take Off Your Sweater; I've Made This Day Warm
God's Secretary, Overworked
Royal I
Okay, I thought I would name three or four as I went back through the tracks but I couldn't stop there. I identified so much with this poet's voice! Xe Sands was a perfect choice for the reader. I kept replaying poems, over and over. I think I'll have to buy this one as a paper book so I can try out some of the brilliance of Paige Lewis in my own writing.
Because the Color Is Half the Taste
My Dear Wolfish Dreamboat, Stand Still
God Stops By
Turn Me Over, I'm Done On This Side
Diarama of Ghosts
You Can Take Off Your Sweater; I've Made This Day Warm
God's Secretary, Overworked
Royal I
Okay, I thought I would name three or four as I went back through the tracks but I couldn't stop there. I identified so much with this poet's voice! Xe Sands was a perfect choice for the reader. I kept replaying poems, over and over. I think I'll have to buy this one as a paper book so I can try out some of the brilliance of Paige Lewis in my own writing.
fionab_16's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
I listened to the audio version of this collection read by Xe Sands, which I highly recommend. It felt like Paige was having a conversation with me, and I have listened to the collection three times now. I don’t pretend to understand all the poems in this collection, but I am not sure you need to understand everything to enjoy a poetry collection sometimes you just need to let what you feel take over. I discovered this collection on the “Get Lit Minute” podcast where they read the poem “The moment I saw the Pelican Devour” I played that episode three times just to hear that poem again, particularly the last five stanzas, and that made me want to listen to the complete collection.
brice_mo's review
4.0
Just truly lovely. Lots of great lines and gentle flouting of conversational rhythms. I am sure I’ll return to this book periodically.
joever's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
3.5
I feel
as if I’m on the moon listening to the air hiss
out of my spacesuit, and I can’t find the hole. I’m
the vice president of panic, and the president is
missing.