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morgyyreads's review
4.0
4.75/5 Stars
Michael Lee's poetry is absolutely astounding and covers hard-hitting topics such as losing a friends to violence as well as addiction and recovery with a delicate touch. His prose feel almost melodic in the best way possible. There were some pieces I personally couldn't connect with that kept me from rating this a full 5 stars, but rating it just 4.5 felt too low at the same time so this one sits at a lovely 4.75. I adored this collection and would highly recommend it.
Michael Lee's poetry is absolutely astounding and covers hard-hitting topics such as losing a friends to violence as well as addiction and recovery with a delicate touch. His prose feel almost melodic in the best way possible. There were some pieces I personally couldn't connect with that kept me from rating this a full 5 stars, but rating it just 4.5 felt too low at the same time so this one sits at a lovely 4.75. I adored this collection and would highly recommend it.
rachreadsbooks's review against another edition
This is difficult to rate, so I haven't given it a rating. I'm a poetry newbie, starting out with accessible 'Instagram' poetry and moving onto some I have seen as spoken piece through Button Poetry which is where i found this book.
I loved some of these poems. The memories ones were very clever and the format of others I really appreciated such as 'Row' with the placement of the lines. I also appreciated the rawness of the poems, a lot refer to suicide, addiction, death, grief, violence and are a difficult read, some even made me tear up. Lee has a way of ending his poems abruptly, which in some cases left me confused, in others it added to the impact and effect of the poem, the uncertainty and unknowing he was trying to convey.
However others I just didn't understand fully. I got an impression of what Lee was referring to but couldn't piece it together and I think my inexperience with poetry contributed to my lack of understanding. I hope if I read this again, with more focus, I may be able to appreciate these poems more.
I loved some of these poems. The memories ones were very clever and the format of others I really appreciated such as 'Row' with the placement of the lines. I also appreciated the rawness of the poems, a lot refer to suicide, addiction, death, grief, violence and are a difficult read, some even made me tear up. Lee has a way of ending his poems abruptly, which in some cases left me confused, in others it added to the impact and effect of the poem, the uncertainty and unknowing he was trying to convey.
However others I just didn't understand fully. I got an impression of what Lee was referring to but couldn't piece it together and I think my inexperience with poetry contributed to my lack of understanding. I hope if I read this again, with more focus, I may be able to appreciate these poems more.
yourlocalthembo's review
3.0
Content warnings: discussion of death, drug abuse, mention of needles, knives, guns for self-harm usage, suicidal ideations, reference to suicides, depression
This could have been a 4 star read for me, but I struggled to connect to the majority of the poems. There were some really powerful poems and lines in the collection. I think I will return to this collection one day, I perhaps wasn’t ready to read it.
This could have been a 4 star read for me, but I struggled to connect to the majority of the poems. There were some really powerful poems and lines in the collection. I think I will return to this collection one day, I perhaps wasn’t ready to read it.
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