Review of Posthumous Remorse

[Emily Walmsley]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Posthumous Remorse" by Shepperd Rourke.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Posthumous Remorse by Shepperd Rourke was an intense poetry book written in a unique style. It was dark, dramatic, and captivating. I rate this book of poetry a 5 out of 5.
 
Something I enjoyed about the author’s style of writing was how unique and thought-provoking it was. Nothing in this book is capitalized; not the title, the author’s name, people, places, and even “I” is left in lowercase. I am interested to know why the author did this, because it surely wasn’t a mistake. Are they trying to send a message about how every letter and every word are of the same importance? Therefore, nothing should be capitalized? Or maybe it’s not that deep. I also enjoyed the somewhat sporadic layout of the words; it keeps your eyes moving across the page in a different way than most books.
 
There were a lot of bold words written about religion and followers of God, so in my opinion this book is not suited for the religiously sensitive. Close-minded people might view these areas as sacrilegious, but I view them as a creative way to vent strong opinions and ask deep questions. The metaphor about teaching your child to worship God and abusing your child was bold but well-worded and nicely conveyed. This doesn’t mean I agree with all the author’s opinionated views, but I do respect them and admire the artistic way these opinions were written. If people who are strong in their religion are not able to keep an open mind to others’ doubts and questions, maybe they shouldn’t read this.
 
With the style of this book being so unique and unlike anything I’ve ever read, it was difficult to pick out errors. I assumed most of the grammar ‘mistakes’ were made on purpose because they were consistent with the writing style throughout the whole book, so technically speaking, I didn’t find any errors within this poetry because, even with the advanced vocabulary used, nothing was misspelled. I’m giving this a perfect rating because it was eye-opening, enjoyable, and well-edited.
 
Overall, Posthumous Remorse by Shepperd Rourke was dark and profound. I would recommend this short book to adults only. More specifically, adults who aren’t sensitive to reading criticism of religion.

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