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Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake

edith_141516's review against another edition

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4.0

Is this a holy thing to see, 
In a rich and fruitful land,
Babes reducd to misery,
Fed with cold and usurous hand?

mshield's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5

Again, difficult to rate a collection.

A large chunk of the poems cover religious themes, but not with any strong sense of zealotry or preaching.

Some solid observations, and nearly all of the poems are understandable.

3 notable poems for me were: The Clod and the Pebble, The Fly, and The Little Vagabond.

bethanydark's review

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dark reflective 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

2.5

akira_kotoura's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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

veechronicles's review against another edition

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2.0

kind of really sucked but innocence was better than experience

lola_trl's review against another edition

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mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hopetull's review against another edition

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slow-paced

glimmerlikebolan's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

adecker219's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

kiragrieco's review against another edition

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4.0

How William Blake chooses to show the juxtaposition of what you believed as a child versus when you grow up is incredible. Glad I finally got around to reading the full collection!