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nancyboy's review against another edition
4.0
I now understand why Emily Dickinson is so praised and is highly regarded. Her work is absolutely amazing! I really want to read a lot more poetry, as I’ve read a lot of poems and listened to a lot of spoken word but I haven’t read many poetry collections and I want to change that. I love poetry as a medium to express raw and personal ideas, struggles etc. So in the future you will definitely be seeing me read more poetry.
Dickinson’s poetry feels so timeless and What I think makes her work so timeless is that she focus on the emotion rather than the experience. What I mean is that everyone throughout history has felt fear, angry, happiness etc. but what causes those emotions is different throughout history as it’s so subjective to the person. Dickinson captures emotions so beautifully. For example her poem titled Hope, which has her famous line “hope is the thing with feathers”, she describes the abstract concept of hope rather than writing what gives her hope. I have honestly read that poem at least 20 times, it’s just so good.
I am no poetry expert by any means, but I honestly have nothing bad/ constructive to say, sure there are some poems that I didn’t like or didn’t know what they trying to say. However, the vast majority of them were beautiful, relatable and meaningful.
Dickinson’s poetry feels so timeless and What I think makes her work so timeless is that she focus on the emotion rather than the experience. What I mean is that everyone throughout history has felt fear, angry, happiness etc. but what causes those emotions is different throughout history as it’s so subjective to the person. Dickinson captures emotions so beautifully. For example her poem titled Hope, which has her famous line “hope is the thing with feathers”, she describes the abstract concept of hope rather than writing what gives her hope. I have honestly read that poem at least 20 times, it’s just so good.
I am no poetry expert by any means, but I honestly have nothing bad/ constructive to say, sure there are some poems that I didn’t like or didn’t know what they trying to say. However, the vast majority of them were beautiful, relatable and meaningful.
nancyboy56's review against another edition
4.0
I now understand why Emily Dickinson is so praised and is highly regarded. Her work is absolutely amazing! I really want to read a lot more poetry, as I’ve read a lot of poems and listened to a lot of spoken word but I haven’t read many poetry collections and I want to change that. I love poetry as a medium to express raw and personal ideas, struggles etc. So in the future you will definitely be seeing me read more poetry.
Dickinson’s poetry feels so timeless and What I think makes her work so timeless is that she focus on the emotion rather than the experience. What I mean is that everyone throughout history has felt fear, angry, happiness etc. but what causes those emotions is different throughout history as it’s so subjective to the person. Dickinson captures emotions so beautifully. For example her poem titled Hope, which has her famous line “hope is the thing with feathers”, she describes the abstract concept of hope rather than writing what gives her hope. I have honestly read that poem at least 20 times, it’s just so good.
I am no poetry expert by any means, but I honestly have nothing bad/ constructive to say, sure there are some poems that I didn’t like or didn’t know what they trying to say. However, the vast majority of them were beautiful, relatable and meaningful.
Dickinson’s poetry feels so timeless and What I think makes her work so timeless is that she focus on the emotion rather than the experience. What I mean is that everyone throughout history has felt fear, angry, happiness etc. but what causes those emotions is different throughout history as it’s so subjective to the person. Dickinson captures emotions so beautifully. For example her poem titled Hope, which has her famous line “hope is the thing with feathers”, she describes the abstract concept of hope rather than writing what gives her hope. I have honestly read that poem at least 20 times, it’s just so good.
I am no poetry expert by any means, but I honestly have nothing bad/ constructive to say, sure there are some poems that I didn’t like or didn’t know what they trying to say. However, the vast majority of them were beautiful, relatable and meaningful.
oxnard_montalvo's review against another edition
Got this out of the library and then it sat on my shelf, mostly untouched. Still counting it since I did read some of it on the bus ride home. Might be cheating, but there we are.
jasanais's review against another edition
4.0
I really like Emily Dickinson’s poetry! I just have a few qualms with this edition in particular. It’s a lot of the same sort of stuff, too much about religion for me
emieinspace's review against another edition
1.0
I finally finished this book.
Poetry isn't my thing. So, if you like poetry, maybe you will like this selection of poems by Emily Dickinson. I read it because I had to, hoping that maybe I would enjoy it.
Saying that I didn't like any of the poems would be lying : some of them I found really good and interesting. As a whole however, I didn't really get it. Maybe it was too subtle for me, maybe because english is not my first language I was not able to catch everything.
Dashes. Everywhere. Sometimes it worked, they were part of the meaning of the poem. But too much was too much. Quite a few poems end on a dash, and most of the time it gave the impression of something unfinished, that something was missing (for some of them, I liked it but they were exceptions).
At the end, I think poetry is just not for me.
Poetry isn't my thing. So, if you like poetry, maybe you will like this selection of poems by Emily Dickinson. I read it because I had to, hoping that maybe I would enjoy it.
Saying that I didn't like any of the poems would be lying : some of them I found really good and interesting. As a whole however, I didn't really get it. Maybe it was too subtle for me, maybe because english is not my first language I was not able to catch everything.
Dashes. Everywhere. Sometimes it worked, they were part of the meaning of the poem. But too much was too much. Quite a few poems end on a dash, and most of the time it gave the impression of something unfinished, that something was missing (for some of them, I liked it but they were exceptions).
At the end, I think poetry is just not for me.
kittymamers's review against another edition
3.0
olen oma elus lugenud mitut raamatut, kust on jäänud mulje, et ma peaksin lugema Emily Dickinsoni luulet. aga... vist ei pidanud. või pidin selleks, et saada teada, et Dickinsoniga on sama lugu, mis paljude teiste kuulsate luuletajatega - kohtad neilt mingeid suurimaid hitte, need meeldivad ja tundub, et peaks veel lugema, aga siis selgub, et suurimad hitid olid asja pärast hitid ja teised asja pärast... ei olnud.
nii et siitki raamatust jäid mulle meelde ja avaldasid mingit muljet ainult need tekstid, mida ennegi kohanud olin. "Hope is a thing with feathers" ja "Because I could not stop for Death" ja mõned sellised veel. (kusjuures kõige kuulsamat, "That Love is all there is, is all we know of Love" siin kogus ei olnudki!) ülejäänu oli kuidagi selline... tasapaks :( vb kõnetaks rohkem, kui loeks tõlkes, sest ma olen viimasel ajal aru saanud, et ma ikka lihtsalt ei suudagi ingliskeelset luule väga jälgida.
lisaks on siin kogus avaldatud Dickinsoni tekstid nii, nagu ta neid ise kirjutas - tohutu hulk suurtähti ja mõttekriipse - ja see ka lugemist lihtsamaks ei tee mu jaoks. need standardiseeritud versioonid, mida mujal kohanud olen, on olnud loetavamad, nii et selles vaidluses vist asun toimetajate, mitte autori poolele (eessõnast lugesin, et teda kohe alguses kiputi ses osas palju toimetama ja see oli talle väga vastukarva ja spst ta vist ei avaldanudki eluajal suuremat).
aga absoluutselt ja igal juhul oli see raamat lugemist väärt eessõna pärast, mis oli pikk ja põhjalik ja seletas ära palju nii Dickinsoni elu kui luule osas.
kõik see viis mind hoopis internetti otsima, kas Gabrielle Zevini raamatus "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" kirjeldatud arvutimäng "Emily Blaster" on päriselt ka olemas. sest just sellest raamatust ma viimati Dickinsoni lugemise inspiratsiooni sain. ja, hahaa, on olemas - just Zevini raamatu järgi (ja vist promomiseks) tehtud. nii et veetsin meeleoluka tunni hoopis seda mängides ja keskendusin selle käigus Emily luulele oluliselt rohkem kui luulet ennast lugedes.
nii et siitki raamatust jäid mulle meelde ja avaldasid mingit muljet ainult need tekstid, mida ennegi kohanud olin. "Hope is a thing with feathers" ja "Because I could not stop for Death" ja mõned sellised veel. (kusjuures kõige kuulsamat, "That Love is all there is, is all we know of Love" siin kogus ei olnudki!) ülejäänu oli kuidagi selline... tasapaks :( vb kõnetaks rohkem, kui loeks tõlkes, sest ma olen viimasel ajal aru saanud, et ma ikka lihtsalt ei suudagi ingliskeelset luule väga jälgida.
lisaks on siin kogus avaldatud Dickinsoni tekstid nii, nagu ta neid ise kirjutas - tohutu hulk suurtähti ja mõttekriipse - ja see ka lugemist lihtsamaks ei tee mu jaoks. need standardiseeritud versioonid, mida mujal kohanud olen, on olnud loetavamad, nii et selles vaidluses vist asun toimetajate, mitte autori poolele (eessõnast lugesin, et teda kohe alguses kiputi ses osas palju toimetama ja see oli talle väga vastukarva ja spst ta vist ei avaldanudki eluajal suuremat).
aga absoluutselt ja igal juhul oli see raamat lugemist väärt eessõna pärast, mis oli pikk ja põhjalik ja seletas ära palju nii Dickinsoni elu kui luule osas.
kõik see viis mind hoopis internetti otsima, kas Gabrielle Zevini raamatus "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" kirjeldatud arvutimäng "Emily Blaster" on päriselt ka olemas. sest just sellest raamatust ma viimati Dickinsoni lugemise inspiratsiooni sain. ja, hahaa, on olemas - just Zevini raamatu järgi (ja vist promomiseks) tehtud. nii et veetsin meeleoluka tunni hoopis seda mängides ja keskendusin selle käigus Emily luulele oluliselt rohkem kui luulet ennast lugedes.
kuritsahreads's review against another edition
4.0
Lately I've started to take interest in more classic works, and even though that still doesn't make me a poetry person, I really loved reading this collection. I admit that, for me, most of these poems were hard to understand at first, either because of unfamiliar words or because I'm generally not the smartest person when it comes to reading between the lines. Nevertheless, I can relate to many of Dickinson's poems, and I just love how they express their themes and ideas in such a beautiful way.
thisisaname06's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
lizards925's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
lanimatilda's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0