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missterremoto's review against another edition
4.0
Resguarda la belleza de las cosas sin negar su crudeza o su repulsión. Entre la niña que reconoce en sí a su madre y ese cuerpo que le desagrada, los amantes que se besan mientras los gatos matan ratas, o recetas de cocina que traen recuerdos y también problemas, la nostalgia y el cariño lo empapan todo.
gijs's review against another edition
4.0
Gluck has a poetic voice all her own; without becoming overly sentimental, she conveys a sense of sadness and a sense of the inevitable passing of life, of events; from a distance. The wording is simultaneously detached and intimate and nonetheless succeeds in bringing about a feeling of familiarity; of affiliation.
CROSSROADS
My body, now that we will not be traveling together
much longer
I begin to feel a new tenderness toward you, very raw
and unfamiliar,
like what I remember of love when I was young—
love that was so often foolish in its objectives
but never in its choices, its intensities.
Too much demanded in advance, too much that could
not be promised—
My soul has been so fearful, so violent:
forgive its brutality.
As though it were that soul, my hand moves over you
cautiously,
not wishing to give offense
but eager, finally, to achieve expression as substance:
it is not the earth I will miss,
it is you I will miss.
CROSSROADS
My body, now that we will not be traveling together
much longer
I begin to feel a new tenderness toward you, very raw
and unfamiliar,
like what I remember of love when I was young—
love that was so often foolish in its objectives
but never in its choices, its intensities.
Too much demanded in advance, too much that could
not be promised—
My soul has been so fearful, so violent:
forgive its brutality.
As though it were that soul, my hand moves over you
cautiously,
not wishing to give offense
but eager, finally, to achieve expression as substance:
it is not the earth I will miss,
it is you I will miss.
pfaze's review against another edition
3.0
There are some excellent lines and stanzas but overall it felt overly cold and disconnected for a collection that seemed to house so much emotion.
omgnikki's review against another edition
4.0
august 2023 poetry challenge day 12. continuing my louise gluck summer
jmarkwindy's review against another edition
3.0
"Twilight" / "In the Café" / "In the Plaza" / "First Snow" / "Earthworm" (1) / "Bats" (1) / "Burning Leaves" (3) / "Solitude" / "Earthworm" (2) / "Crossroads" / "Bats" (2)
kmatthe2's review against another edition
3.0
Lovely as always, but significantly darker than some of her other work. There is a greater sense of loss without that sense of possibility/redemption that marked books like Wild Iris. Yet, definitely worth reading.
bjayfogg's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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