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notbambi's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Now, I liked Truth and Bright Water and I loved the Massey Lectures. Thomas King at his best inspires empathy and makes you shift your perspective and question your assumptions. There are flashes of brilliance here, but I found a lot of this poetry to be quite on-the-nose. A quote from one of the poems I liked that seemed at odds with much of the book:
Don't read between the lines,
she says,
as he reaches her side,
knowing all the while that this is where
the best stories hide.
Don't read between the lines,
she says,
as he reaches her side,
knowing all the while that this is where
the best stories hide.
readytogo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
achilleanshelves's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a wonderful poetry book that managed to be both extremely impactful and meaningful in so few words yet also so concise and easy to read. This was a rare balance that was found here!
annetjeberg's review against another edition
5.0
This was a great read, I savoured so many of the poems! A real treat!
just_one_more_chapter_ok's review against another edition
5.0
I don't tend to read much poetry but this was fantastic. I picked it up after hearing an interview with Thomas King reading from it and was so moved.
lshatilla's review against another edition
5.0
This was read for my LANG&LIT class, and while I normally don’t rate books read for school this poetry hit me so hard. Right now my fav fragments are 30 and 49
novelesque_life's review against another edition
5.0
RATING: 4.5 STARS
2019; HarperCollins Publisher/HarperCollins Canada
(Review Not on Blog)
A beautiful haunting raw heartbreaking collection of poetry from the brilliant Thomas King. There is so much emotion and history behind each word. I highly recommend this book!
***I received an eARC from EDELWEISS***
2019; HarperCollins Publisher/HarperCollins Canada
(Review Not on Blog)
A beautiful haunting raw heartbreaking collection of poetry from the brilliant Thomas King. There is so much emotion and history behind each word. I highly recommend this book!
***I received an eARC from EDELWEISS***
lori_reads_everything's review against another edition
5.0
I just finished reading The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King, and immediately knew I wanted to read more from him. This book superceded my already high expectations.
77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin is the most intricate, layered and breathtaking collection of poems I've ever had the pleasure of reading. The themes, the stories between the lines, and the ties that bind them together are so clever and well done that you can't help but be in awe. I'm speechless.
77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin is the most intricate, layered and breathtaking collection of poems I've ever had the pleasure of reading. The themes, the stories between the lines, and the ties that bind them together are so clever and well done that you can't help but be in awe. I'm speechless.
apollonium's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0