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A review by gracesvcr
Mixed Feelings by Abraham Rodriguez
5.0
This book did what its intended purpose was for me. I read it during a time of healing from a breakup with a close friend. It made me feel less alone in the world.
Many others have said that this book has very repetitive themes, but that is the purpose. I think many people misinterpreted the book (or maybe I have) but the message I got from this book was that healing is not linear. It is not something with a beginning nor an end. There is beauty in the nature of loving someone so desperately as the author had. Although many of the poems seem to touch on the same topic of heartbreak, it is with this book that we are shown that it is okay to heal at your own pace. People are caught up in the thought of problem/solution too often and forget to just exist in the feeling for a moment.
I enjoyed this book as well as the art that was featured alongside the poems. It captivated the intimate feelings of sadness, loneliness, loss, and heartbreak. There are so many sides to heartbreak that should be touched on, and I feel as though this collection of poems did a good job at showing these feelings in digestible poems.
It is a very good collection of poems for people who are starting out in poetry and do not quite understand more complicated works yet. This was a great beginner book for my love for poetry journey.
One thing to note: I would not recommend this book to someone who reads poetry often as you might get bored with how simple some of the poems can be or repetitive themes. Also, I would not recommend this book to someone who does not like romantics, love sick works, or romance. There is a lot of heartbreak, loss of intimacy, and loneliness portrayed in this book that would most likely sicken an aromatic. All the themes revolve around missing a person you once loved.
Many others have said that this book has very repetitive themes, but that is the purpose. I think many people misinterpreted the book (or maybe I have) but the message I got from this book was that healing is not linear. It is not something with a beginning nor an end. There is beauty in the nature of loving someone so desperately as the author had. Although many of the poems seem to touch on the same topic of heartbreak, it is with this book that we are shown that it is okay to heal at your own pace. People are caught up in the thought of problem/solution too often and forget to just exist in the feeling for a moment.
I enjoyed this book as well as the art that was featured alongside the poems. It captivated the intimate feelings of sadness, loneliness, loss, and heartbreak. There are so many sides to heartbreak that should be touched on, and I feel as though this collection of poems did a good job at showing these feelings in digestible poems.
It is a very good collection of poems for people who are starting out in poetry and do not quite understand more complicated works yet. This was a great beginner book for my love for poetry journey.
One thing to note: I would not recommend this book to someone who reads poetry often as you might get bored with how simple some of the poems can be or repetitive themes. Also, I would not recommend this book to someone who does not like romantics, love sick works, or romance. There is a lot of heartbreak, loss of intimacy, and loneliness portrayed in this book that would most likely sicken an aromatic. All the themes revolve around missing a person you once loved.