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toffishay's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
A really great collection for fans of modern poetry that explores what it means to live in a modern world, but with connections to everything around us and all that came before. My favorite poems were "Ode to Johnsonville's Cindy Crawford", "Nobody in the Water", "Christmas", "Baptism", and "Vampires versus Werewolves". If you like the work of Melissa Lozada Oliva, I think that you'll like this one too.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death and Colonisation
monalyisha's review against another edition
slow-paced
3.0
Based on cover art alone and the promise that Tibble would “challenge a dazzling array of mythologies — Greek, Māori, feminist, Kiwi —“, I was excited to dive in to her poems.
Unfortunately, I struggled to connect and rarely found a turn of phrase that caught me quick. It seems like those who listened to the audio hold the opposite opinion. Perhaps Tibble’s intimate reading and cadence would have impressed itself upon me differently.
It struck me as very young, which isn’t *necessarily* a criticism…but it is in this case. I am not upset to be moving on.
Stand-outs in this collection include: “Pania”, “Vampires versus Werewolves”, and “Red American Mustang.”
Unfortunately, I struggled to connect and rarely found a turn of phrase that caught me quick. It seems like those who listened to the audio hold the opposite opinion. Perhaps Tibble’s intimate reading and cadence would have impressed itself upon me differently.
It struck me as very young, which isn’t *necessarily* a criticism…but it is in this case. I am not upset to be moving on.
Stand-outs in this collection include: “Pania”, “Vampires versus Werewolves”, and “Red American Mustang.”
naomiameliarose's review against another edition
3.0
Nice poetry, some bits quite on the nose. Could have trusted the reader more to get the point. Opened my eyes to a different culture.
bippity_bobbity_boo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.75