Reviews

Salvage by Cynthia Dewi Oka

sabinaleybold's review

reflective slow-paced

4.5

lifeinpoetry's review

4.0

It took me a few false starts to get fully engrossed in Salvage but once I did I finished the book in an evening. Salvage is full of haunting imagery and poems linked to the borderlands, historical events, religion, and what it means to be a person, a woman, a poet, a poet of color in today's world. The response poem "Siege" resonated strongly with me — "A voice behaving like a wound / An I" — and I found myself nodding my head through "Tonight We Drink Whiskey & Dive."

I received this book for free via NetGalley for an honest review

olivetales's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0