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unladylike's review against another edition
4.0
The copy I was able to get through InterLibrary Loans had about 7 pages removed by a previous patron. I'm pissed and want to read a full copy.
kaigairg's review against another edition
3.0
My thoughts:
http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_moore_villarrubia_mirroroflove.html
http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_moore_villarrubia_mirroroflove.html
helenagravahs's review against another edition
2.0
anything is a
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poem
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enough
times - anon
djinnofthedamned's review against another edition
3.0
Moores lyric poetry is griping, eloquent. yet the overall theme reflect an understanding of gay and lesbian history that is overwhelmingly eurocentri in nature. the appropriation of stonewall as a moment of resistance for Cis gays without any mention of qtpoc or really twoc is more than just a reflection of gay male sensibilities in 2003. it's a grave ommisio from the fabric of a modern day epic poem that attempts to chronicle gay love and resistance to homophobia throughout history.
choirqueer's review against another edition
5.0
Alan Moore's beautiful, heart-breaking/heart-healing poem, originally printed in 1988 in the comics anthology AARGH! (Artists Against Rampant Government Homophobia), is newly illustrated with exquisite photographs by José Villarrubia. The juxtaposition of words and images creates a stunning work of art, transcending both media in its storytelling. It gave me chills. I enjoyed it tremendously.
demimancy's review against another edition
3.0
This was good; it named more queer women than I expected, which was refreshing and nice. The photographs were definitely beautiful, but I can't help but wish the original illustrations had been republished. Nothing quite like queer angels to bring a little light into your day. (That was a Michael/Lucifer joke, for the record.)
_mery98_'s review against another edition
4.0
4/5
This truly is a beautiful book. The Mirror of Love is a combination of poetry and images about homosexual love and persecution. This text was originally written in 1988 in the UK as a reaction against Margaret Thatcher's government's legislation against gay rights, and it has used in a performance of monologue and images. Moore's words tell the story of homosexuality in compressed form and although the work was politically inspired, it is far from didactic.
Back matter includes references from the Bible and Sappho, through Gertrude Stein and Peter Tchaikovsky, to Margaret Thatcher. It also includes poems by Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and others. It is a brief, poetic history of love, inclusive of same-sex love. Moore is best known as a comic author, but this is a warmer and more evocative Moore than I've seen elsewhere. He's gentler, without shying from hard realities, and leaves one reading much more than is actually printed on the page.
A wonderful denunciation of the abysmal baseness of bigotry and of the beauty of LOVE.
This truly is a beautiful book. The Mirror of Love is a combination of poetry and images about homosexual love and persecution. This text was originally written in 1988 in the UK as a reaction against Margaret Thatcher's government's legislation against gay rights, and it has used in a performance of monologue and images. Moore's words tell the story of homosexuality in compressed form and although the work was politically inspired, it is far from didactic.
Back matter includes references from the Bible and Sappho, through Gertrude Stein and Peter Tchaikovsky, to Margaret Thatcher. It also includes poems by Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and others. It is a brief, poetic history of love, inclusive of same-sex love. Moore is best known as a comic author, but this is a warmer and more evocative Moore than I've seen elsewhere. He's gentler, without shying from hard realities, and leaves one reading much more than is actually printed on the page.
A wonderful denunciation of the abysmal baseness of bigotry and of the beauty of LOVE.