sábado, 18 de dezembro de 2021

The Smallest of Bones by Holly Lyn Walrath

livro de poesia

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SinopseA haunting ossuary of tiny poems covering a wide range of topics such as love, romance, relationships, queer sexuality, religion, death, demons, ghosts, bones, gender, and darkness. The Smallest of Bones guides those on an intimate journey of body acceptance, with sparse words dedicated to peeling back skin and diving bone-deep into the self. Raw, honest, and powerful, this collection is an offering to those struggling to find power in the darkness.

Antes de mais agradeço à Clash Books por me ceder uma cópia avançada deste livro via netgalley em troca de uma opinião honesta.

The Smallest of Bones é um livro sobre vulnerabilidade, sobre o que somos e sentimos por debaixo da nossa pele, dos nossos órgãos vitais, de todos os nossos escudos de proteção. É um livro sobre o que somos verdadeiramente no nosso esqueleto, no nosso núcleo, na nossa alma.

Já tinha lido um livro de poemas da mesma autora, o Glimmerglass Girl (clica AQUI para ver a opinião), e tinha sentido falta de conexão com os poemas.

Sobre The Smallest of Bones, como um todo gostei do livro (muito mais do outro que li da mesma autora), mas, ainda assim, senti que faltava profundidade em alguns poemas, sentimentos e vulnerabilidades que ficaram por explorar.

Claro que a poesia tem uma interpretação muito pessoal e vai de cada um sentir e interpretar determinado verso de determinada forma, mas acho que a autora podia ter esmiuçado mais alguns aspetos nos poemas que escreveu para criar uma ligação profunda durante todo o livro, o que se traduziria numa leitura mais coesa e brutal, em vez de ter um ou outro poema que parece meio "desconexo". Não sei explicar bem, mas foi o que senti.

Apesar disso, foi uma boa leitura e recomendo! :)

Deixo-vos de seguida um dos meus poemas favoritos:
" (...)
some parasites
infect their hosts
until they have control
of their minds
at which point

they drown themselves"

Classificação: ★★☆ (4/5)


Com amor, Brenda


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Synopsis: A haunting ossuary of tiny poems covering a wide range of topics such as love, romance, relationships, queer sexuality, religion, death, demons, ghosts, bones, gender, and darkness. The Smallest of Bones guides those on an intimate journey of body acceptance, with sparse words dedicated to peeling back skin and diving bone-deep into the self. Raw, honest, and powerful, this collection is an offering to those struggling to find power in the darkness.

First of all, I want to thank Clash Books  for giving me an advanced copy of this book via netgalley in exchange for an honest opinion. 

The Smallest of Bones is a book about vulnerability, about what we are and what we feel under our skin, our vitals, all our shields of protection. It's a book about who we truly are in our skeleton, in our core, in our soul.

I had already read a book of poems by the same author, Glimmerglass Girl (click HERE to read the opinion), and I had felt a lack of connection with the poems.

About The Smallest of Bones, as a whole I liked the book (much more than the other one I read by the same author), but, even so, I felt that some poems lacked depth, feelings and vulnerabilities that were left unexplored.

Of course, poetry has a very personal interpretation and everyone feels and interprets a certain verse in a certain way, but I think the author could have scrutinized a few more aspects in the poems she wrote to create a deep connection throughout the book, which it would translate into a more cohesive and brutal reading, instead of having one or another poem that seems a bit "disjointed". I can't explain it well, but that's what I felt.

Neverthless, I consider it a great read and I recommend it to you. :) 

I leave you one of my favorite poems below:
" (...)
some parasites
infect their hosts
until they have control
of their minds
at which point

they drown themselves"
Rating: ★★☆ (4/5)

With Love, Brenda

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