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A review by exorcismofemilyreed
This House of Wounds by Georgina Bruce
3.0
"This fucking world. Dying at the edges. Sick all the way through. Everyone wired into that game, that madness."
This House of Wounds was my introduction to Georgina Bruce's writing. I buddy read this one with my friends Tracy and Audra, and we definitely had some interesting discussions while reading.
Georgina Bruce's writing is so beautiful. Her descriptions are creative and haunting, and I would kill to read a book of poetry written by her. I think this book does a great job at showing off her talent.
However, I really struggled with several of the stories. Although I enjoyed the writing, quite a few of the stories were confusing, and I couldn't make sense of them even after discussing with my fellow buddy readers. At times, it felt like only the author was meant to understand what was going on, and this was frustrating for me. It was kind of like learning half a secret, and then the rest is dangled in front of you without any additional information or closure. I don't know if that makes sense, but that's how I felt...almost like I was left out of the resolution. Maybe I'm the problem, but I don't think I was the only one who had a difficult time with this book. I feel like I can't rate this collection any higher because I have no idea what was going on most of the time.
My top 5 stories are Cat World, The Book of Dreems, The Queen of Knives, White Rabbit, and Red Queening. Honestly, these ones were the ones I had the best grasp of, and I'm still not sure with some of them.
Although I had issues, this book really is a gorgeous collection, and there's a lot to love here. Again, I would absolutely love to read poetry from Georgina Bruce if it ever exists. Thank you to Undertow Publications for sending me a copy to review.
This House of Wounds was my introduction to Georgina Bruce's writing. I buddy read this one with my friends Tracy and Audra, and we definitely had some interesting discussions while reading.
Georgina Bruce's writing is so beautiful. Her descriptions are creative and haunting, and I would kill to read a book of poetry written by her. I think this book does a great job at showing off her talent.
However, I really struggled with several of the stories. Although I enjoyed the writing, quite a few of the stories were confusing, and I couldn't make sense of them even after discussing with my fellow buddy readers. At times, it felt like only the author was meant to understand what was going on, and this was frustrating for me. It was kind of like learning half a secret, and then the rest is dangled in front of you without any additional information or closure. I don't know if that makes sense, but that's how I felt...almost like I was left out of the resolution. Maybe I'm the problem, but I don't think I was the only one who had a difficult time with this book. I feel like I can't rate this collection any higher because I have no idea what was going on most of the time.
My top 5 stories are Cat World, The Book of Dreems, The Queen of Knives, White Rabbit, and Red Queening. Honestly, these ones were the ones I had the best grasp of, and I'm still not sure with some of them.
Although I had issues, this book really is a gorgeous collection, and there's a lot to love here. Again, I would absolutely love to read poetry from Georgina Bruce if it ever exists. Thank you to Undertow Publications for sending me a copy to review.