I love Mary Oliver's poetry but her writing on writing leaves something to be desired. I was particularly put off by her pseudo-linguistic section that uses an outdated 1800s classification of English sounds. I can't suggest this book to anyone and I hope it's not being used to teach students poetry.
Reviews and Comments
I like to read science fiction, fantasy, poetry, philosophy, romance, and sometimes big-L literature. I'm on Mastodon at sfba.social/@dys_morphia I have a blog where I sometimes write book reviews rinsemiddlebliss.com/tags/book-review/
This link opens in a pop-up window
Dysmorphia rated Lirael: 3 stars
Dysmorphia rated Sabriel (The Abhorsen Trilogy): 4 stars
Sabriel (The Abhorsen Trilogy) by Garth Nix
Ever since she was a tiny child, Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the …
Review of 'Rules for the dance : a handbook for writing and reading metrical verse' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Dysmorphia rated Snow Crash: 3 stars
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. …
Dysmorphia rated A Clash of Kings: 2 stars
Dysmorphia rated A Feast for Crows: 2 stars
A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
Crows will fight over a dead man's flesh, and kill each other for his eyes.
Bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning, the …
Dysmorphia rated A Tormenta de Espadas: 2 stars
A Tormenta de Espadas by George R. R. Martin (As Crônicas de Gelo e Fogo, #3)
Este é o terceiro volume da série As Crônicas de Gelo e Fogo, que inclui A guerra dos tronos e …
Dysmorphia rated A Poetry Handbook: 2 stars
Dysmorphia rated New and selected poems: 4 stars
Dysmorphia rated American primitive: 4 stars
Dysmorphia rated A Game of Thrones: 2 stars
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones is the first novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels …
Dysmorphia rated Song: 5 stars
Review of 'House of Chains (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #4)' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
With each Malazan books, Erikson's skill as a writer visibly improves. This book was enjoyable almost all the way through. The first 200-300 pages could have been compressed. I could also have done without all the rape. Need backstory to show female character has overcome some bad shit: rape! Need to show someone is evil: rape! It's tiresome. Except for that rather major flaw it's enjoyable fantasy.
Dysmorphia rated Immortal lycanthropes: 5 stars
Immortal lycanthropes by Hal Johnson
Horribly disfigured thirteen-year-old Myron Horowitz discovers that he is the first immortal lycanthrope, a were-mammal, born since time began, that …