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jodiehope13's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
I love the lyrical quality to Cohen's poetry. I also enjoyed slightly unfinished quality to some of the poems in this collection and the pages from his journals. there is somethings about getting to see an author's own handwriting and style on the page.
alanffm's review against another edition
3.0
The Flame is a strange book that is divided into four sections. As someone interested in Cohen's life, I found many of the passages in the "poetry" and "notes" sections to be of particular interest. There was no need to include the lyrics to his last few albums in here, but no harm was done in doing so. The Flame's weakness is that it has no edge. Cohen seems to have settled into his ways and, while deeply reflective, the volume did not shout out at me in the same way that his earlier works did. I would not recommend this book to anyone who does not already like Cohen - there's simply no need to start here.
barnesstorming's review against another edition
3.0
It's a posthumous poetry collection, and as such it's a bit messy -- with some of the works coming from Cohen's last two albums, some coming from unfinished notebook sketches, and one even coming from an email exchange. It's also sometimes repetitive, with finished versions of the unfinished works both appearing. But when he's on, he's on, and some of the poems rank among his best, most chilling dissections of love, age, and death.
cwalsh's review against another edition
5.0
Biased? Maybe, but this collection is a beautiful compilation that shows Cohen’s many talents in a different light.