narpetcards's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
This book is lyrical and stunning. I enjoyed every minute of it and will be revisiting it again and recommending it to anyone who cares to listen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Minor: Animal death
curatoriallyyours's review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
3.5
This collection starts out purposefully as a record of the poet’s father’s declining health and eventual death. Sections one and two follow this theme and there are some beautifully devastating poems therein. Then the third section seems to take a completely different theme and it becomes a collection of travel poetry. It eventually circles back to the poet’s father but that detour around the world didn’t make sense to me thematically and didn’t resonate as much as the earlier sections, which was a shame.
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
The Jaguar is an accomplished yet accessible poetry collection. Many of the poems feature the poet’s relationship with her father, the impact Parkinson’s had on him, his final days and her grief at his death. These are poignant, very intimate and deeply moving;no doubt tough to read if you have recently lost a parent or have a loved one with a neurological condition. I also found the group of poems connected to the end of a romantic relationship to be very powerful - anger and anguish were clearly and convincingly conveyed. There is also a section of travel poetry and while they are objectively good poems they lacked the emotional punch and didn’t resonate with me as much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent