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A review by aceinit
Final Girl by Daphne Gottlieb
3.0
An uneven collection, to me. There were some poems where everything was beautiful or powerful or quirky, and there is some truly brilliant writing in here. My personal favorites were "Dial X for Girl" and "Manifest Destiny (Great American Novel Remix)."
But there were others where I either never found the rhythm, or the message or saw the point. The list-poems, in particular, lacked impact. Lists of names or objects, or entries made entirely from names of horror movies. To me, these read almost like grocery lists, rather than anything with meaningful impact, and their recurrence too away from my overall enjoyment.
But there were others where I either never found the rhythm, or the message or saw the point. The list-poems, in particular, lacked impact. Lists of names or objects, or entries made entirely from names of horror movies. To me, these read almost like grocery lists, rather than anything with meaningful impact, and their recurrence too away from my overall enjoyment.