Review of Darkness Visible
Posted: 27 Sep 2022, 03:36
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Darkness Visible" by H.T. Bell.]
Darkness Visible by H.T. Bell is a collection of poems on various topics ranging from darkness, horror, and death to creepy stuff.
The poems consist of all poems that are titled. The first poem, titled "Bus Stop," is about someone who was waiting at the bus stop for a bus and started hearing his name being whispered. The next poem, "Merry Krampus," is about a poem wishing that something would visit and "punish" them, especially during Christmas. The third poem, "Clown," is about a man who dresses like a clown with scary features. "Skeleton in the Closet" is a poem that metaphorically describes how everyone has their deepest secrets. "Road Kill" is a poem about someone who was driving and hit an animal. He went outside to check what it was. He saw something rather scary. What was it?
Darkness Visible by H.T. Bell is a collection of poems I haven't read before. I have always read poems about any topic, but not about creepy things. The short poems are grouped into chapters, and they are perfectly written.
One particular thing I love about poems is their ability to touch on any topic whatsoever. It could be about religion, sexuality, homosexuality, racism, and even creepy and scary stuff like in this book. This range of versatility of poets is genius, and I envy it so much. Also, I love how the poems in this book touch on something rarely talked about, something most poets don't write about. These poems were creepy and scary, but they also taught the readers important lessons.
A particular poem in the book "Paralysis" made me remember an encounter I had while sleeping one particular afternoon, a terrifying one. I experienced sleep paralysis for the first time in my life, and I was so scared that I thought I was being possessed. Mostly, the poems in this book are something one could relate to, mainly because some of the stories were ones we were told as kids.
However, a dislike I have about this book is the lack of suspense at the end of each poem. Poems basically should end with suspense to spice up interest and curiosity from the readers, but it was lacking here. For this reason, I would rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The book was exceptionally edited because I found no errors. I would recommend this book to lovers of scary and creepy poems.
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Darkness Visible
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Darkness Visible by H.T. Bell is a collection of poems on various topics ranging from darkness, horror, and death to creepy stuff.
The poems consist of all poems that are titled. The first poem, titled "Bus Stop," is about someone who was waiting at the bus stop for a bus and started hearing his name being whispered. The next poem, "Merry Krampus," is about a poem wishing that something would visit and "punish" them, especially during Christmas. The third poem, "Clown," is about a man who dresses like a clown with scary features. "Skeleton in the Closet" is a poem that metaphorically describes how everyone has their deepest secrets. "Road Kill" is a poem about someone who was driving and hit an animal. He went outside to check what it was. He saw something rather scary. What was it?
Darkness Visible by H.T. Bell is a collection of poems I haven't read before. I have always read poems about any topic, but not about creepy things. The short poems are grouped into chapters, and they are perfectly written.
One particular thing I love about poems is their ability to touch on any topic whatsoever. It could be about religion, sexuality, homosexuality, racism, and even creepy and scary stuff like in this book. This range of versatility of poets is genius, and I envy it so much. Also, I love how the poems in this book touch on something rarely talked about, something most poets don't write about. These poems were creepy and scary, but they also taught the readers important lessons.
A particular poem in the book "Paralysis" made me remember an encounter I had while sleeping one particular afternoon, a terrifying one. I experienced sleep paralysis for the first time in my life, and I was so scared that I thought I was being possessed. Mostly, the poems in this book are something one could relate to, mainly because some of the stories were ones we were told as kids.
However, a dislike I have about this book is the lack of suspense at the end of each poem. Poems basically should end with suspense to spice up interest and curiosity from the readers, but it was lacking here. For this reason, I would rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The book was exceptionally edited because I found no errors. I would recommend this book to lovers of scary and creepy poems.
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Darkness Visible
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon