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rebeccavalley's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful & quirky love poems that are most exciting when they break from traditional forms. I felt a bit confused by the recurring characters, because they didn’t seem to find their place (or take up enough space to matter), but the language was so thoughtful I didn’t mind too much.
meghan_is_reading's review against another edition
British poet. A slim volume, I'd like to read again already. (can you tel I don't know how to talk about poetry)
neztoad's review against another edition
2.0
I read this as part of the required reading for my poetry class. It is well written but sadly not my preferred style of poetry.
A few did stand as enjoyable to me though: The old fuel, Letter to husband & Some fears.
A few did stand as enjoyable to me though: The old fuel, Letter to husband & Some fears.
freyfrey's review against another edition
4.0
Bought and read this on my trip to Paris, manly read it on the underground.
First time I'm really reading poems, I am intrigued.
First time I'm really reading poems, I am intrigued.
callymac's review against another edition
4.0
Funny and charming. Definitely going to look out for her work in the future.
kkkit's review against another edition
1.0
Very confused by this collection of poems. You coud easily categorise many of them as "fake deep": Berry makes an attempt at creating something with layers that the reader can't truly find because there aren't any other layers. Many of these poems fell really flat for me or incredibly disturbing (the ones about the Doctor... still wondering what this was all about to be honest) and I found it hard to truly understand what they were about. Some of the poems have this typical cliché straight romance kind of vibe. I truly believe this collection wasn't for me.
favourite poem: Questions I Wanted to Ask You in the Swimming Pool
favourite poem: Questions I Wanted to Ask You in the Swimming Pool
chantelledube's review
4.0
Enjoyed most of the poems I read and found some sections really beautiful. My favourite poems were ‘Love Bird’ and ‘Manners’.
freyfrey's review
4.0
Bought and read this on my trip to Paris, manly read it on the underground.
First time I'm really reading poems, I am intrigued.
First time I'm really reading poems, I am intrigued.