Mary Lambert (5) (1989–)

Igual soy yo, pero me parece que esta colección va de menos a más. Los mejores y más expresivos los he encontrado hacia el final, para cuando ya quería acabar el libro lo antes posible y seguir con otra lectura. Considero que el lenguaje que utiliza no es lo suficientemente poético (aunque yo no tenga ni idea del tema), y que algunas metáforas y símiles francamente buenos se ven alternados con expresiones excesivamente coloquiales. Pero también creo que es esto lo que se lleva en la poesía estadounidense contemporánea, así que bleh. Igual lo revisito algún día, pero por ahora no puedo decir que haya aprendido ni sentido gran cosa con él.… (more)

This collection of poetry came into my life at a time that I needed it most. Mary's opens up her ribcage and pours out all that she has experienced and felt into the pages of this book. Her poetry is beautiful, truthful, and powerful. Mary will always be a reminder to all suffering from mental illness, trauma, and life in general that life is shitty and shame is overwhelming and beautiful all at the same time. Thank you Mary for sharing with us your soul. 10001 out of 10 would read again and again and again.… (more)

Literary Merit: Good
Characterization: n/a
Recommend: Maybe -- depends on your demographic
Reading level: 17+

This is a moving, tough, heartbreaking collection. The titles throughout provide a humorous, if not sarcastic break from the verses that range from violent, violated poems to sweet, gentle love verses. The seemingly random, and somewhat chaotic order of the content cover image, which seems to me to allude to the chaotic mind of the author who also seems to teeter along the lines of darker and lighter episodes herself. Very interesting collection, but perhaps only appropriate for mature high school students and adults.… (more)