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guinness74 's review for:
The Flowers of Evil
by Charles Baudelaire
I'm not a huge poetry fan. But, somewhere, someone recommended this to me. It may have been on the internet, but who knows. Regardless, the important thing is that I read it and I really, really enjoyed it. There are some absolute gems in this collection. Poems that strike deep at the heart of both the topic and the reader. But only four stars?! Well, some of that is my own failing. I can't read French, and I have to believe that these poems are even better in their original language. And, some of the poems are a little too flowery (no pun intended), but on the whole it's a truly wonderful collection. The fact that Baudelaire was influenced by Poe is evidenced in quite a bit of the poems as they are dark and seamy, and there are several that are deliciously decadent. Baudelaire was no prude, for sure. Anyway, if poetry is your thing, you're bound to find these to your liking. If it is not, you might still give it a try and see if there's something you'll enjoy.