Review of Penelopes Purple Passions

[José Cortez]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Penelopes Purple Passions" by Penelope Chaisson.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Penelope’s Purple Passion: The Emergence Of The Butterfly by Penelope Chaisson is a collection of poems that depicts the poet's love, life, pain, heartbreak, and how she got back on her feet. It’s filled with a lot of lessons on love and life.

It starts when the poet falls in love. She soon realizes that love is not a bed of roses. She sees that love is not simple and that it also varies. In her state of pain, she keeps on remembering her past with her lover and also has dreams of him.

She decides to forget about the past and join the pieces of her life back together. She ventures on a journey of growth, development, and self-discovery. She got a new lease on life, and she views life from a different perspective. She realized that without the pain and heartbreak, she wouldn’t have discovered and learned so much about herself.

This book has a lot of positive aspects. This book is beautiful. The language of this book was relatively easy to understand as I did not have a hard time understanding the words used in this book. I loved the style in which these poems were written. I like the fact that it’s easy to read and it’s a fast read. I was also able to relate to most of the poems which were written in this book. I like the fact that there is a poem almost everyone can relate to from this book. I was emotionally connected with Chaisson in this book. I felt the same way she felt at nearly every point in this book. I felt sad when she got heartbroken and wished for her lover to be close to her. I felt happy when she picked up her life and embarked on a development journey. I was able to learn a whole lot from this book. I gained so much knowledge from Chaisson's experiences on love and life. I found out that if she had not experienced pain and heartbreak, she would not have discovered and learned so much about herself. I loved the fact that after her experiences, she was able to make a wise decision.

I tried so hard to find a negative aspect to this book, but I found none. I enjoyed everything about this book. I didn’t spot any grammatical errors while I read this book. This shows that it was exceptionally well edited.

Therefore, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. This book is so easy to read, and it doesn’t take so much time from you. That I could relate to most of the poems in this book made it beautiful for me. I recommend this book to lovers of poetry.

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[Mbenma Esther 080]

Poetry triggers my emotional state to think beyond me. I love how well this piece was written. Thanks for the review

[Pauls_]

Love is not a bed of roses indeed. I'm glad the author realized this. There is a lot to learn from the book. Great review.

[Rhodahams]

Love is not a bed of roses indeed. I'm glad the author realized this. There is a lot to learn from the book. Great review.

It is times like this that help us realize what the true meaning of life is. Like the author, I have been there and I understand how heart breaks help one discover themselves.

[Deeksha Ojha]

Thanks to your review, I am reminded of Dickinson and Kamala Das's poetry. Love poetry from women poets are often overlooked and not given enough attention.

[Alice Fu]

Thank you so much for sharing this review! Based on what I have read in your review, the concept behind this book sounds a little similar to something else I read as a child: Inside Out and Back Again. Although I normally prefer prose over poetry, I am glad that I was able to check out this review and potentially expand my palette, especially given that I normally read the same things over and over again.

[Blessing Odii]

I enjoy reading poems. I love the fact that this poem centers on love.

[cutemami]

Love is a beautiful thing. It seems the author used her journey in love to inspire the beautiful poems she wrote. I will most likely enjoy reading this book. Thank you for the review.

[Aisha Yakub]

Poems about love tug at the heart, and it's beautiful to see. Great review

[Chinenye Achilike]

I like the part of the review that says Penelope realizes that love is not a bed of roses. This is simply reality. Great review.

[Mary254]

The book has a lot of important lessons to teach me as a young adult. Thankyou for the review, quite inspiring.

[Ceeco2002]

There's nothing that as wonderful as pulling yourself back up after a great fall.

[Fredilene Strauss]

Nice reading this book it's so interesting that the author wrote about what's the reality of life and that Penelope could have picked up herself after all she went through.

[Kelsey Roy]

This is an excellent review! I have a hard time getting through poetry so I will not be reading this book. However, I appreciate the reviews comment that there’s a poem for everyone and that the poetry flows easily. Well done.

[Margi zuu202]

This book the emergence of the butterfly by Penelope chaisson is a Dana and poetry about a Louisiana native whose been writing poetry for over 30yrs despite his nursing career and athletes her passion about poety has never tire out, her book is an insightful collection of poetry which stirs emotions and help you love yourself even more .I like how the poem follows the life of a butterfly from transformation to falling in love.. seriously after I was done reading this book I found myself reading it again congratulations I will recommend it to anyone who enjoys poetry and love to be inspired this your book ..(BOTD)