this was infinitely better than ‘To Make Monsters out of Girls’. it’s actually shocking it was written by the same person (aside from the o 4/5 stars
this was infinitely better than ‘To Make Monsters out of Girls’. it’s actually shocking it was written by the same person (aside from the obsessive line breaks, which were far less annoying in this book). the meaning was beautiful and some of the quotes were just ugh stunning
“When you've walked on daggers your entire life, you don't even know how to trust the softness of sand between your toes. - but you need to try anyway.”
why does modern poetry read like regular sentences with fancy line breaks?
why
- A beautiful poem by me
There were some nice quote 1.5/5 stars
so many line breaks.
why does modern poetry read like regular sentences with fancy line breaks?
why
- A beautiful poem by me
There were some nice quotes in this book, but honestly most of it was …. bad.
Why does this book also promote itself as a feminist tale of a girl healing herself after a toxic relationship when that is so clearly a lie? The last line of this book is “the princess saves herself in this one” (which is the title of the last poem and also the title of a different poetry book by this author). The “””princess””” did not save herself — she fell in love with another boy, whom she calls “sun-heart”, and decides to write “cute” poetry about him, while still writing edgy poetry about her old boyfriend. She did not “heal herself” — hell, she’s barely healed at all.
Just saying, if my partner continued to write letters to their ex AND write poetry about them, I would just call it quits. Sorry.
Nice images and some good quotes but overall a huge disappointment....more
I know everyone has read this poem, but I read it properly for the first time today and holy fuck was it beautiful. Seriously, this poem made 5 stars
I know everyone has read this poem, but I read it properly for the first time today and holy fuck was it beautiful. Seriously, this poem made me lie in bed and almost cry because it’s devastating yet filled with so much love and yearning. Put this shit on my tombstone pls
“But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we — Of many far wiser than we — And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.”
I’m sure this book would be 5 stars if I had any clue as to who all of these ancient Italia 3.5/5 stars
“And we came out again and saw the stars.”
I’m sure this book would be 5 stars if I had any clue as to who all of these ancient Italian people are, but alas, I am stupid. Seriously, I gave up on googling them all because there were just so many. I honestly wish I had studied this book in school: I just KNOW Mr. Dangerfield would’ve had us understanding every aspect of Florentine politics effortlessly.
The writing is truly beautiful and once I began reading this poem as less of of a “find-your-way-to-God” journey and more a “let’s-explore-Hell” extravaganza, I had a lot more fun. By far my favourite part of the book was seeing where Dante placed so many famous individuals I know from history: Homer, Aeneas, Cleopatra, Odysseus, Attila, Cassius etc. (Although I think people who died before Christianity came about should not be in Hell, especially for being “non-believers” — Homer died 700 years before Jesus was even a thing! Of course he isn’t going to believe in the Christian God!)
I did get sick of Dante stopping to talk to (what felt like) every person in Hell, but hey, some of the best scenes of the book came out of these lovely chats so I can’t complain too much. The Count Ugolino story was tragic, and I almost teared up at the Paolo/Francesca part. But please, Dante, move on bro, do you want to make it your girlfriend or not? His constant stopping made me feel like I was in some weird, illegal zoo.
Overall, I can see why this book is a classic. The writing is beautiful and I LOVED the first half of this book deeply, but it began to drag once Dante got to the lower Circles of Hell.
“Through me is the way to the City of Woe. Through me is the way to sorrow eternal. Through me is the way to the lost below.”
“People always love people more when they're dead.”
Fifteen year-old Will gets in the elevator, ready to kill the man who killed his brother. But t
“People always love people more when they're dead.”
Fifteen year-old Will gets in the elevator, ready to kill the man who killed his brother. But the elevator stops at each level going down, and another murdered soul connected to Will and his brother steps in and shares a piece of their story.
A phenomenal book about the cycle of violence and revenge. I normally don’t gravitate towards poetry, but this book is special, and the beautiful words inside it hooked me.
“ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE RULES: They weren’t meant to be broken. They were meant for the broken to follow.”
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