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A review by miasutton55
Insomniatic by Valerie Fox
4.0
Insomniatic by Valerie Fox is a poetry chapbook. It's short, but it packs a punch, and I was intrigued from the first page. I love poetry of all kinds and have been a fan my whole life, but there's something very unique about this collection.
There's a review on the back of the book by Rose Hunter and she says, "Insomniatic throws the reader into a world of interruptions and disjunctions, strange dreams and experiences. Who is having the experience? Who are we when we dream? Where is the line between dreaming and waking?" She captured the essence of the book so completely. That's how I felt when I read it. Like those thoughts you get at 3:00AM when your eyes are heavy, but your mind is racing and not entirely coherent. And then you descend into restless sleep, filled with dreams that flash by and make your heart pound. And you wake up and try to describe what you saw. That's the best way I know how to describe how these poems made me feel.
I enjoyed reading Insomniatic and give it 4 out of 5 stars. If you're a fan of poetry, I really recommend you check it out because it's so unique.
There's a review on the back of the book by Rose Hunter and she says, "Insomniatic throws the reader into a world of interruptions and disjunctions, strange dreams and experiences. Who is having the experience? Who are we when we dream? Where is the line between dreaming and waking?" She captured the essence of the book so completely. That's how I felt when I read it. Like those thoughts you get at 3:00AM when your eyes are heavy, but your mind is racing and not entirely coherent. And then you descend into restless sleep, filled with dreams that flash by and make your heart pound. And you wake up and try to describe what you saw. That's the best way I know how to describe how these poems made me feel.
I enjoyed reading Insomniatic and give it 4 out of 5 stars. If you're a fan of poetry, I really recommend you check it out because it's so unique.