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Life of the Party: Poems by Olivia Gatwood

3.0

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The first half is incredibly forensic. What I mean by that is that, almost as if motivated by the introduction chapter, the author is just dissecting the topic with a scientific motivation and not out of genuine passion for what's presented. As a result a lot of the poems are pretty to read but do nothing. But once "the lover as a cult" hits in the halfway mark it gets charged, personal, emotional, queer (!!!!!!) and revealing. It gets REALLY good. Just a shame that it takes 60% to get to that point.

Recommended: The Lover as Corn Syrup