A review by imaginary_space
Escaping the Body by Chloe N. Clark

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

"We can trace everything to its roots. It's what we are especially good at. Yet still we cannot find any explanation there."

I wanted to read more poetry this year and Escaping the Body by Chloe N. Clark was a perfect start.

It is raw, honest and at times brutal. Clark weaves together all the ways we feel our bodies and how we are estranged from them. This is not an easy subject, and with so few pages she manages to say so much about it. I was impressed by how different her works were while still staying true to her chosen topic, and I enjoyed the speculative and horror vibes of some of the poems. There were only 1 or 2 that didn't really click with me, I've read all the others several times already. I was hoping for a collection that would make me feel something, and this one delivered. After getting myself a physical copy, I think I will be reading this again and again.

This is a powerful, emotional, intelligent and overall impressive collection and I will definitely read more by Chloe N. Clark.

I was especially impressed by "Missing Girl Found", "Insert Bad Joke Here" and "The Undue Acidity In Your Veins".

Thank you to Netgalley and Interstellar Flight Press for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.
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