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neurotictrainwreck's review against another edition
4.0
"I believe the body is a book left open
in the rain just as I believe the body
is a piano often out of tune. It's the
tuning that defeats me."
If you are yet to discover the genius of Dean Young, go ahead with this collection. Numerous rewards await.
in the rain just as I believe the body
is a piano often out of tune. It's the
tuning that defeats me."
If you are yet to discover the genius of Dean Young, go ahead with this collection. Numerous rewards await.
pussreboots's review against another edition
2.0
Strike Anywhere by Dean Young is his third collection of poetry. It's a slim volume, nearly identical in length to Some Ether by Nick Flynn.
Dean Young is an award winning poet. His poems are surrealist. I like surrealism but in smaller doses. Eighty pages of surrealism was more than I could handle.
I managed to read seriously the first twenty pages. After that I resorted to skimming. Perhaps if I'd had the opportunity to read the collection at a slower pace or in a quieter location I would have had a more positive experience. As it was, the disjointed phrases and strange imagery made for a non comprehensible read.
Dean Young is an award winning poet. His poems are surrealist. I like surrealism but in smaller doses. Eighty pages of surrealism was more than I could handle.
I managed to read seriously the first twenty pages. After that I resorted to skimming. Perhaps if I'd had the opportunity to read the collection at a slower pace or in a quieter location I would have had a more positive experience. As it was, the disjointed phrases and strange imagery made for a non comprehensible read.
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