Official Review: Of Illusions and Ink Spills

[shraddharm]

I'm not a fan of poetry. So I don't think I would be reading this book anytime soon. Also the reviewer recommended this book for poem lovers which I'm not. No offense to anyone who loved this book or this genre.

[salbs]

This review makes me want to dive into this collection of poems and devour every one! A lovely descriotive review of a clearly fascinating piece of work.

[Emmanae]

I’m confused by this review because the sample I read included the table of contents. Maybe your kindle skipped past it?

[Helen_Combe]

Great review. I like poems that make me work, but only if they’re short, which these appear to be from your description of them.

[ladycraic]

Thanks for the review. I'm not interested in reading a collection of poems at the moment. Also, the sometimes confusing language is a drawback.

[lbhatters]

This collection of free-verse poems does sound like it would give you a lot to think about with topics like everyday life, society, and faith. I find it unique that the author decided to not have her poems follow a set standard and that the tone is distinct. However, I'm not a fan of when I have to take so much time to interpret the meaning behind a certain text. It makes reading frustrating for me, which is not something I like to experience. However, I'm glad that you found joy in having to shuffle through the difficulty and found this read enjoyable. Thank you for sharing!

I agree that the meaning is not something that should be a guess. Good writers give multiple hints as to the meaning that may be elusive at first but become clear by the end of the poem/ story. That elusiveness is all a part of the mystery of what makes you keep reading further. To be able to do this is ingenious. Hats up to the author!

[MsTri]

I greatly enjoy books of poetry, but I don't want them to tax my brain too much, and it sounds like this collection would, which is a shame because I like the idea of strength and defiance...at least in verse, *lol*... Thanks for the very thorough review.

[jaliper]

POETRY! Oh my gosh, a poetry! I thought this is just an ordinary novel. I'm glad I came across your review. Thank you for it. I like poetries that are not easy to decode but still full of emotions. Anyway, I'm going to give this a try. Thank you

[mingyums]

I really liked that the review pointed out how much the poet's personality came out in the poetry, that made me even more interested in the collection, as I think a lot of what drives meaningful poetry is personal expression.

[LadyTL67]

I think that a book with poetry is intriguing because I like how the writer puts their emotion into it and that can make the reader "feel" the connection to them. I know that some poetry writers use "life experiences" to make the poem come to life and some of those experiences aren't easy to follow. I do enjoy reading poetry, none the less.

[Balogun Aramide]

Hey I sincerely love this review, its lovely and educative, it sounds good for everyone in life that really needs to be lifted . thanks

[Marissa Michael]

Poetry is one of my genres but I need to have a certain mood to be able to enjoy reading it especially when it is about life!

[Samuelberfi]

sounds good. It have portion on our everyday activities.

[kfwilson6]

Glad to know the author covered some important themes. This is not for me. I really do not enjoy poetry but I did enjoy your review. Yours is the first on a book of poetry I have read and I didn't really know how one would evaluate poems but you did a great job.

[Paul78]

Nice review. I am not into poetry despite many attempts to like them. Nevertheless, if they are simple, that is good. I know that poetry describes some aspects of our day to day living.

I hope the ink didn't spill while writing this review. Thanks for your review.