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I was expecting a lot of sad girl urban outfitters knock-off sylvia plath, and while that's sort of what this is, it's also pretty endearing. I'm pleasantly surprised! (although I know that if I didn't enjoy her music I would not have finished this lol)
I was expecting a lot of sad girl urban outfitters knock-off sylvia plath, and while that's sort of what this is, it's also pretty endearing. I'm pleasantly surprised! (although I know that if I didn't enjoy her music I would not have finished this lol)
“and when i drive
i think about the last time my friends were driving with me
how the radio was so loud that we couldn't hear the words
so we became the music”
I have always loved Lana Del Rey and I love her even more now after reading her poetry. This poem in particular really struck me right in the heart.
i think about the last time my friends were driving with me
how the radio was so loud that we couldn't hear the words
so we became the music”
I have always loved Lana Del Rey and I love her even more now after reading her poetry. This poem in particular really struck me right in the heart.
fast-paced
Molto caruccio, ma resto bassa col voto poichè non mi ha colpito poi così tanto
Stay on your path Sylvia Plath
don't fall away like all the others
I like Lana Del Rey's music and songwriting, and even though I don't consider myself a fan of her, when I got the opportunity to read her poetry book, I thought "hell yeah."
I'm so dissapointed.
It's just... it wasn't bad. But it wasn't good, not even close. Poetry is not songwriting but they are much alike, and I have the feeling that Lana wanted to write poetry outside her abilities as songwriter. Aaaaaand it didn't work. I'm sorry, I really think so. The poems were really simple; metaphors were lost or explained -that's not how metaphors work-; there weren't poetic images, just descriptions, and descriptions kill anything but especially a poem.
What I REALLY liked:
1. The Californian influence. It's so important in her music, and it's beautiful to see it again but playing in a different way. I loved how Lana portrayed her love for the Californian cities -'LA Who am I to Love You' is one of my favorite poems-, while showing the not-so-good parts. In this sense, Violet Bent Backwars Over the Grass didn't fail: it showed the contradictions of love, the two faces of that coin not everyone likes to think about.
2. The pictures. I was thinking what makes this poetry books different to others, and the pictures were the answer. They told stories in their own way and they added so much value to the book.
Well, that's it. I don't think I didn't like it. It was a light read I needed SO MUCH and I'm thankful for that, but that's all. It was just a light read.
don't fall away like all the others
I like Lana Del Rey's music and songwriting, and even though I don't consider myself a fan of her, when I got the opportunity to read her poetry book, I thought "hell yeah."
I'm so dissapointed.
It's just... it wasn't bad. But it wasn't good, not even close. Poetry is not songwriting but they are much alike, and I have the feeling that Lana wanted to write poetry outside her abilities as songwriter. Aaaaaand it didn't work. I'm sorry, I really think so. The poems were really simple; metaphors were lost or explained -that's not how metaphors work-; there weren't poetic images, just descriptions, and descriptions kill anything but especially a poem.
What I REALLY liked:
1. The Californian influence. It's so important in her music, and it's beautiful to see it again but playing in a different way. I loved how Lana portrayed her love for the Californian cities -'LA Who am I to Love You' is one of my favorite poems-, while showing the not-so-good parts. In this sense, Violet Bent Backwars Over the Grass didn't fail: it showed the contradictions of love, the two faces of that coin not everyone likes to think about.
2. The pictures. I was thinking what makes this poetry books different to others, and the pictures were the answer. They told stories in their own way and they added so much value to the book.
Well, that's it. I don't think I didn't like it. It was a light read I needed SO MUCH and I'm thankful for that, but that's all. It was just a light read.
So so amazing. The way she sees everything in her life is as much beautiful as it is harmful. This is an incredible look into her brilliant mind. So lovely.