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A review by hali
Crush by Richard Siken
3.75
I enjoyed this more than War of the Foxes for reasons I can’t explain. Well, maybe it’s the high levels of yearning that is all throughout Crush. We’ll go with that.
Super long poems begin to lose me about halfway through. This is a me problem. Still, some of these works were very compelling.
Some quotes:
“Sorry about the blood in your mouth. I wish it was mine.”
- Little Beasts
“I want to tell you this story without having to be in it.”
- The Torn up Road (5⭐️)
“You see, I take the parts that I remember and stitch them back together to make a creature that will do what I say or love me back.”
- Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out (5⭐️) [reminds me of Frankenstein and the Creature]
“I will come back from the dead for you… Keep talking. I'll keep walking toward the sound of your voice.”
- You Are Jeff [reminds me of Eurydice]
Super long poems begin to lose me about halfway through. This is a me problem. Still, some of these works were very compelling.
Some quotes:
“Sorry about the blood in your mouth. I wish it was mine.”
- Little Beasts
“I want to tell you this story without having to be in it.”
- The Torn up Road (5⭐️)
“You see, I take the parts that I remember and stitch them back together to make a creature that will do what I say or love me back.”
- Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out (5⭐️) [reminds me of Frankenstein and the Creature]
“I will come back from the dead for you… Keep talking. I'll keep walking toward the sound of your voice.”
- You Are Jeff [reminds me of Eurydice]