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serenaac's review against another edition
4.0
Fox crosses the line between wakefulness and dreaming and re-crosses it again and again. A bewildered reader needs to commit to simply being along for the ride, rather than parsing out reality from dream. Insomniatic by Valerie Fox is a search through the dreaming wakefulness that is playful and disconcerting all at once.
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miasutton55's review against another edition
4.0
Insomniatic by Valerie Fox is a poetry chapbook. It's short, but it packs a punch, and I was intrigued from the first page. I love poetry of all kinds and have been a fan my whole life, but there's something very unique about this collection.
There's a review on the back of the book by Rose Hunter and she says, "Insomniatic throws the reader into a world of interruptions and disjunctions, strange dreams and experiences. Who is having the experience? Who are we when we dream? Where is the line between dreaming and waking?" She captured the essence of the book so completely. That's how I felt when I read it. Like those thoughts you get at 3:00AM when your eyes are heavy, but your mind is racing and not entirely coherent. And then you descend into restless sleep, filled with dreams that flash by and make your heart pound. And you wake up and try to describe what you saw. That's the best way I know how to describe how these poems made me feel.
I enjoyed reading Insomniatic and give it 4 out of 5 stars. If you're a fan of poetry, I really recommend you check it out because it's so unique.
There's a review on the back of the book by Rose Hunter and she says, "Insomniatic throws the reader into a world of interruptions and disjunctions, strange dreams and experiences. Who is having the experience? Who are we when we dream? Where is the line between dreaming and waking?" She captured the essence of the book so completely. That's how I felt when I read it. Like those thoughts you get at 3:00AM when your eyes are heavy, but your mind is racing and not entirely coherent. And then you descend into restless sleep, filled with dreams that flash by and make your heart pound. And you wake up and try to describe what you saw. That's the best way I know how to describe how these poems made me feel.
I enjoyed reading Insomniatic and give it 4 out of 5 stars. If you're a fan of poetry, I really recommend you check it out because it's so unique.
truebookaddict's review against another edition
4.0
I can certainly relate to the concept of Insomniatic, as I have suffered with insomnia frequently in my life. It is what we experience, what we think about during these bouts of insomnia that this collection so aptly captures. Taking a cue from this line from the synopsis..."asking the reader to question what is a dream state and what does it mean to be awake," I think about that moment when you finally doze off and you have a dream that is so vivid, it jolts you awake and insomnia sets in once again.
This poem, Insomnia, spoke to me the most from the collection because I felt it applies to the current state of things in our great country (and let's face it...it's one of the topics one thinks about during bouts of insomnia, and quite possibly a topic that gives one nightmares, at least in my case). Perhaps I've interpreted the meaning incorrectly, but this is what it means to me. Particularly, "someone's personal Dark Age is looming across the countryside."
I recommend this to anyone who likes poetry that makes you think. Thanks to the poet for stretching my brain muscle.
(I received this book free of charge from the author or publisher.)
This poem, Insomnia, spoke to me the most from the collection because I felt it applies to the current state of things in our great country (and let's face it...it's one of the topics one thinks about during bouts of insomnia, and quite possibly a topic that gives one nightmares, at least in my case). Perhaps I've interpreted the meaning incorrectly, but this is what it means to me. Particularly, "someone's personal Dark Age is looming across the countryside."
I recommend this to anyone who likes poetry that makes you think. Thanks to the poet for stretching my brain muscle.
(I received this book free of charge from the author or publisher.)
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