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Modern Poetry: Poems by Diane Seuss

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Lou Reed: The King of New York by Will Hermes

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wrong Norma by Anne Carson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

Much as I love Anne Carson, I just couldn’t get into It right now. I may try it again some other time.

Some Strange Music Draws Me In by Griffin Hansbury

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Watch Your Language: Visual and Literary Reflections on a Century of American Poetry by Terrance Hayes

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Grand Tour: Poems by Elisa Gonzalez

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both by Mariah Stovall

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

We Are the Crisis by Cadwell Turnbull

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Carn by Patrick McCabe

challenging dark slow-paced

3.5

Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black: Collected Stories by Cookie Mueller

adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

5.0