This is a review of the poetry collection, The Last Unkillable Thing by Emily Pittinos. I gave this 2.75/5 stars. Themes and General Thoughts “How much of enjoying a place is destroying it?” These poems all follow different directions but seem to culminate upon the central theme of mourning. I felt that some poems were clearly stronger than the others, and there was only one that I felt completely drawn into. There seemed to be a lack of flow in many of them, and the style of some (specifically the ones with colons separating every few words) didn’t work with their story. Every so often, the poems seem to fit…
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The Grief We’re Given by William Bortz
This is a review of the phenomenal poetry collection, The Grief We’re Given by William Bortz, which I gave 5/5 stars. Overview “all which I haven’t known is all I ever feel” As the title suggests, this collection all revolves around a theme of grief. The poems all touch on different aspects of the same emotion but truly emphasize how the feeling is all-encompassing, but yet possible to live and thrive with. General Thoughts and Writing “what is hope if it isn’t worth losing everything for” Filled with raw emotion and tender longings, these poems were spectacularly crafted to break your heart, but also help you put it back together.…
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January Wrap Up
Hi! So January has officially ended so it’s time for my wrap up! This year, I wanted to make my wrap ups slightly different from last year. I will still give the stats and short thoughts on all the books I read, but I will no longer include a TBR for the next month, as I never actually stuck to it. As well, I’ll be listing the genres of each book to give a bit more info on what it’s about. I thought at the end of the wrap up, I’d also discuss some non-book related things that I did/completed in the month, like tv shows, movies, or just life…
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November Wrap Up and December TBR
So November absolutely flew by! And now we’re already eight days into December, so without any more introduction, let’s get on to the books. Reading Stats Books Read: Seven (or nine) Pages Read: 1,871 (roughly 267 pages per book) Longest Book: Crime and Punishment (671 pages) Shortest Book: James I and The Gunpowder Plot (52 pages, I also didn’t include any short fiction because those were less than 10 pages) Required Reading: Hills Like White Elephants and A Good Man is Hard to Find Poésies complètes by Arthur Rimbaud These are the complete poems of Arthur Rimbaud which I’ve been reading on the side for a while, but finished last…
