Scan barcode
mrconnorobrien's review
3.0
amazon sent me this book in a package i opened it and was excited i read this book while i was watching television with my friend i didn't read any of it to my friend because i didn't think my friend would 'get' it maybe i liked this book
dexterw's review
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bmeadow's review
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
thechristined's review
5.0
I picked up a copy of this book at the Brooklyn Book Festival after hearing my friend Hannah talking about Tao Lin’s work both to me and a few people at the Melville House booth. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect; I’ve never been much of a poetry fan, although there are a few exceptions. Tao Lin’s Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is now one of them.
I have read this book, Lin’s second published collection of poetry (I have yet to read the first), twice now. The first time I read it through, I took my time, trying to let myself absorb each poem and really let them sink in. This was incredibly difficult, because I was hooked from the very first poem (i will learn how to love a person and then i will teach you and then we will know), and wanted to read the rest right then and there. I managed to stop myself, though, and allowed myself to take my time in reading them so that it took me a week to finish the collection. I didn’t bother taking my time with the second reading, and it gave me a different experience, but the end result was the same: I want to read more of Lin’s work.
You can read the rest of my review at my blog: http://readerlymusings.com/2013/09/30/book-review-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-by-tao-lin/
I have read this book, Lin’s second published collection of poetry (I have yet to read the first), twice now. The first time I read it through, I took my time, trying to let myself absorb each poem and really let them sink in. This was incredibly difficult, because I was hooked from the very first poem (i will learn how to love a person and then i will teach you and then we will know), and wanted to read the rest right then and there. I managed to stop myself, though, and allowed myself to take my time in reading them so that it took me a week to finish the collection. I didn’t bother taking my time with the second reading, and it gave me a different experience, but the end result was the same: I want to read more of Lin’s work.
You can read the rest of my review at my blog: http://readerlymusings.com/2013/09/30/book-review-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-by-tao-lin/
joss's review
1.0
Mostly, didn't really enjoy this. I really was expecting to so it was a bit of a disappointment :(
postcorporeal's review
3.0
mrrmmmm
"i've constructed this massive thing that probably doesn't make sense
but appeals overwhelmingly to our melodramatic sensibilities concerning 'how to live'"
"i've constructed this massive thing that probably doesn't make sense
but appeals overwhelmingly to our melodramatic sensibilities concerning 'how to live'"
More...