sidra reviewed Almond by Won-pyung Sohn
Yunjae was born with a brain condition called Alexithymia that makes it hard for him …
Too clever, quirky, and random for my liking.
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Home by Toni Morrison
"The story of a Korean war veteran on a quest to save his younger sister"--
sidra rated Open Water: 5 stars
sidra rated Love and Other Poems: 5 stars
sidra reviewed Blueberries
Review of 'Blueberries' on 'Storygraph'
Too clever, quirky, and random for my liking.
sidra rated Bright Dead Things: 5 stars
Bright Dead Things by Ada Limón
"Bright Dead Things examines the chaos that is life, the dangerous thrill of living in a world you know you …
Assembly by Natasha Brown
Come of age in the credit crunch. Be civil in a hostile environment. Step out into a world of Go …
sidra reviewed The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante
Review of 'The Lost Daughter' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
I picked this up after I came across the trailer in a LitHub Newsletter. I haven't read anything in a loooong time so regardless of whether I liked it or not, it at least made me read something. the protagonist isn't likable but I understand what she's going through. Children are a lifelong commitment, nothing else is. You can get out of a course, a job, a relationship, whatever, but once you have a child there's no turning back. There were so many instances in the book where you can feel the anguish of the narrator. While I understand, and it's apparent, that the narrator is unlikable, she also is expected to be a certain way and it is this expectation, which leads to her unpleasantness.
So anyway, I really liked the book AND the trailer.
I picked this up after I came across the trailer in a LitHub Newsletter. I haven't read anything in a loooong time so regardless of whether I liked it or not, it at least made me read something. the protagonist isn't likable but I understand what she's going through. Children are a lifelong commitment, nothing else is. You can get out of a course, a job, a relationship, whatever, but once you have a child there's no turning back. There were so many instances in the book where you can feel the anguish of the narrator. While I understand, and it's apparent, that the narrator is unlikable, she also is expected to be a certain way and it is this expectation, which leads to her unpleasantness.
So anyway, I really liked the book AND the trailer.
So anyway, I really liked the book AND the trailer.
sidra reviewed Ways of Seeing by John Berger
How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the …
Review of 'Ways of Seeing' on 'Storygraph'
The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled. Each evening we see the sun set. We know that the earth is turning away from it. Yet the knowledge, the explanation, never quite fits the sight.
sidra reviewed Undressing by Li-Young Lee
Review of 'Undressing' on 'Storygraph'
There were some really good poems in this collection. His writing is beautiful and sad and I'd have to come back to this collection later to really understand some of these.
There were some really good poems in this collection. His writing is beautiful and sad and I'd have to come back to this collection later to really understand some of these.
sidra rated Sweet Bean Paste: 5 stars
Sweet Bean Paste by Dorian Sukegawa, Alison Watts
Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just …
sidra reviewed Adonis by James Q. Adonis
Review of 'Adonis' on 'Storygraph'
DAMN
DAMN
sidra reviewed Firstborn by Louise Glück (American poetry series -- 26)
This is the first collection of poems by Louise Glück, who was born in 1943 …
Review of 'Firstborn' on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
From these shallows expands
The mercy of the sea.
My first house shall be built on these sands,
My second in the sea.
— PHENOMENAL SURVIVALS OF DEATH IN NANTUCKET
I've only read A Village Life by Glück so far, which was published almost after 40 years of Firstborn. The difference between the two is palpable. Firstborn is quite grim and personal, and I was amazed to see Glück following a form for her poems. I'll definitely say that she's improved, not that Firstborn was bad. I just think it didn't work as a collection.
From these shallows expands— PHENOMENAL SURVIVALS OF DEATH IN NANTUCKET
The mercy of the sea.
My first house shall be built on these sands,
My second in the sea.
I've only read A Village Life by Glück so far, which was published almost after 40 years of Firstborn. The difference between the two is palpable. Firstborn is quite grim and personal, and I was amazed to see Glück following a form for her poems. I'll definitely say that she's improved, not that Firstborn was bad. I just think it didn't work as a collection.
sidra reviewed Praise by Robert Hass
Review of 'Praise' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
In the summer peaches the color of sunrise
In the fall plums the color of dusk
Pretty.
In the summer peaches the color of sunrise
In the fall plums the color of dusk
Pretty.