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sgsimily 's review for:
Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems
by Megan Fox
I listened to this, which was a nice experience because Megan Fox read it. I did feel that her emotion showed through the words. Some poems are hard to hear, but resonated with me and some of my experiences. Some poems felt unnecessarily 'writerly' (using large, complicated words or references in a somewhat pretentious way), there were a lot of allusions that seemed to be thrown in almost haphazardly. Because many of the poems are short, it felt to me like some of the allusions weren't fully fleshed out. This, of course, could be intentional.
I think reading this may have a different impact than listening to it. I didn't realize at first that the titles of the poems came at the end, so had to go back and re-listen to a few.
Overall, it is a quick read/listen, and gives a lot of insight into extremely difficult circumstances in Ms. Fox's life. These are deeply personal poems, and I do think they are worth reading. It seemed to me like some editing would have been beneficial.
I think reading this may have a different impact than listening to it. I didn't realize at first that the titles of the poems came at the end, so had to go back and re-listen to a few.
Overall, it is a quick read/listen, and gives a lot of insight into extremely difficult circumstances in Ms. Fox's life. These are deeply personal poems, and I do think they are worth reading. It seemed to me like some editing would have been beneficial.