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mariakureads's review
4.0
"Glimmerglass Girl" is a fragile yet strong collection of the various faces that women face in love, life, marriage and self. Walrath 's imprint is in every line and you can read that some of these poems are closer to her than others as they feel a part of her in the way the lines are presented.
It's an interesting mix of fragility and toughness while hinting at lines of self exploration among the images that create a lyrical, rose hued imagery that can stay with you for hours long after reading it and considering that I read very little poetry, that says about the writing prose. I'd very much be interested in reading more from Walrath as her writing progresses.
Thank you to Finishing Line Press, Netgalley, and Holly Lyn Walrath for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.
It's an interesting mix of fragility and toughness while hinting at lines of self exploration among the images that create a lyrical, rose hued imagery that can stay with you for hours long after reading it and considering that I read very little poetry, that says about the writing prose. I'd very much be interested in reading more from Walrath as her writing progresses.
Thank you to Finishing Line Press, Netgalley, and Holly Lyn Walrath for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.
gemmaflanagan's review
3.0
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is a really nice collection of emotional poetry about womanhood .
While I didn't connect directly to all the text I could still appreciate it for its meaning.
Written In a uniquely deep and expressive style.
This is a really nice collection of emotional poetry about womanhood .
While I didn't connect directly to all the text I could still appreciate it for its meaning.
Written In a uniquely deep and expressive style.
mollfie's review
5.0
A beautiful collection of poetry that shifts between reality and fantasy, hard and soft, feminine and masculine. Walrath breathes life into the mundane, making the peeling of an onion into something precise and moving, while also challenging our idea of femininity and womanhood as she examines what it is to be a woman. I will return to this collection again.
Some of my favourite lines:
“the crisp brown suits off of a pair of onions”
“drifting out over the lake whose surface was pinched as if by some invisible touch”
“We will look upon ourselves, whole and blinding”
“I wish this memory into dream. If I dream it enough, it frays thin, dies a ghost death easier than his”
I received an ebook proof from Netgalley.
Some of my favourite lines:
“the crisp brown suits off of a pair of onions”
“drifting out over the lake whose surface was pinched as if by some invisible touch”
“We will look upon ourselves, whole and blinding”
“I wish this memory into dream. If I dream it enough, it frays thin, dies a ghost death easier than his”
I received an ebook proof from Netgalley.
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