the themes in a book are not enough to make something worth reading.Īnd in terms of the themes, there were plenty of topics that are worth discussing in wider society. but Lovelace soaked their poems here with bland, surface-level metaphors that personally did nothing for me.
if Amanda Lovelace was writing about the mundane, this book wouldn't have sold very many copies, despite the fact that there are many poets who can make the mundane sound beautiful, all without over-romanticising it too. I appreciate that she was very open about her personal struggles, but I feel like there's this kind of trap where heavy topics equal good somehow. I don't think it counts as poetry to press enter after every couple of words and to type in lowercase and to maybe switch up the formatting once in a while.
if a novel used only simple sentences or long sentences just with "and" in the middle a bunch of times, I would lose my mind. I'm not a poetry snob at all, I barely read poetry actually, but variety is so important in any book. there were a couple of pages in the second part that I was kind of liking but that was it. I was looking for an easy and quick read to get me through the evening and I kind of knew what I was getting into with this book considering that I read some of Rupi Kaur's work earlier on in the year, but this was just so bad. and that's considering the fact that I reread some of it a couple times. period, end of story.No joke, it took me less than 20 minutes to read this. #5 "the only thing / required / to be / a woman / is to / identify as one. "18 Literary Quotes Every Feminist Needs to Read Right Now" "15 Books You'll Want To Read Over And Over Again" (Zoraida Córdova, Bustle) "The perfect poetry opener for any fairytale lover and feminist." (Kerri Jarema, Bustle) "Similar in style-written in straightforward and uncomplicated verse, and content-grappling with themes of female power, love and loss, failure and redemption, pain and healing, poet Amanda Lovelace's The Princess Saves Herself in this One is similar to Kaur's Milk and Honey in another way as well: both books were self-published before going completely viral among readers." (E. "This is the book to read if you are on the path to writing your own ending and finding yourself, even when the road to accomplishment is rocky." (Dominique Etzel, Alloy)
(So.all of us.)" (Abigail Yonker, The Everygirl) ".Amanda Lovelace dives into the topics of modern feminism and empowerment.Read if you've ever thought about love, loss, who you are, and what you want. "As a whole, the collection acts as a tribute to all women who have ever needed a boost of empowerment and inspiration." (Madison Breaux, V Magazine) "It blends fairy tale lore with real-life musings for a beautiful result." (Lindsay E.
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