While I doubt there is such a thing as a perfect book, imagining myself finding a better book seems incredibly unlikely. The one thing I’d have to say is that this was recommended to me as a poetry book, it is found in the poetry section of the bookstore, and that this is a novel. It is not a poetry…
Lima::Limon Natalie Scenters-Zapico 81/100 There is no preface! Horrible or otherwise. Given the photography that’s on the cover, and the lack of a preface telling me how I should feel, this book was off to an amazing start. I had subtle fears that it is translated- translated books often have their lexicon shifted so highly they are unreadable. This said,…
A Sand BookAriana Reines Poems 0/100 Tin House Books, Portland Oregon I’m having a problem reading this book. I can’t parse it. About 100 pages in and I’ve no notes. Its just words and sentences stringed together in a way I don’t understand. I can’t parse it. If I can’t parse it, then I can’t really review it. This reminds…
I cough, and check my phone. Laying in the bed of my poetic paramour- she claims to be a poet anyway- I check Tumblr. This is set in the past. Also I must go back to the poet descriptor- see, she claims to be a poet but she’s only ever made one self-published book. She never actually writes any new…
