i usually love this style of writing but either this one didn't jive with me or i didn't get iti usually love this style of writing but either this one didn't jive with me or i didn't get it...more
**spoiler alert** i don't read a whole lot of poetry in general, and even less new poetry, so it was mostly by chance that i picked this one up. a goo**spoiler alert** i don't read a whole lot of poetry in general, and even less new poetry, so it was mostly by chance that i picked this one up. a good friend of mine jokes that when he doesn't know anything about a book he specifically judges it by its cover, and that's basically how i picked this one. the title caught my eye and i thought the minimalist design was pretty. luckily the entire thing turned out to be just as good.
there were a few poems that, although they didn't really do anything for me, were still well put together, i thought. other than those though, the whole collection was consistently beautiful and heartbreaking. i really enjoyed that these poems thematically complemented each other, that they actually felt like they belonged together. also i was surprised and excited to see someone use typographical experiments (more like games, really) and for it to not come across as cheap or gimmicky. but most impressive of all was mr. lee's beautiful turns of phrase, i mean wow. i'm definitely looking forward picking up copies of everything else he puts out. i'll end this with a couple of my favorite lines.
"Give it six months. If you don't like it, you can have all your pain and misery back."
"Each moment of winter is so faint and silent it is a memory even as you live it."
"Just yesterday. I found new ways to say I miss you, my god how I miss you all."...more
just cause you have the capacity to think a lot doesn't mean your thoughts are worth anything. not to be mean, just saying. just cause you have the capacity to think a lot doesn't mean your thoughts are worth anything. not to be mean, just saying. ...more
haven't heard many people talk about what love feels like in a way that hits so close to home as mr. cortazar. the middle didn't jive with me so much haven't heard many people talk about what love feels like in a way that hits so close to home as mr. cortazar. the middle didn't jive with me so much as the beginning, but it was interesting 95% of the read at least. i think i would've liked to hang out with this guy. ...more
The Counterfeiter was good, but i don't really know what to make of the rest. very quiet writing. The Counterfeiter was good, but i don't really know what to make of the rest. very quiet writing. ...more
the last hundred or so pages made this one for me. the ending is so beautiful, i couldn't stop tearing upthe last hundred or so pages made this one for me. the ending is so beautiful, i couldn't stop tearing up...more
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