Summary of this Book... | ||
This poetry collection is one of my favorites of the modern era. I immediately fell in love with Voigt's strong word choice and amazing ability to manipulate a reader's emotions. Masterfully written! The content itself is interesting as well. The collection is about the 1918 flu pandemic, and each poem paints a unique picture of how this must have affected members of small communities across the country. A number of pieces are written as war letters to a soldier fighting a different type of war... WWI. | ||
This type of Book is good for... | ||
Anyone interested in the historical significance of the pandemic may enjoy the collection. Those who adore free verse as much as I do may be wowed as well, particularly if they enjoy bleak and dark poems with (at times) disturbing imagery. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
The individual poems are untitled. Let's just say that there are many pieces that I have read countless times in addition to reading the entire collection as I would any other book. | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
I wanted to read it again piece by piece. I skipped around first. Then I read the entire collection cover-to-cover. After that, I reread many pieces a number of times before rereading the entire collection once more. Needless to say, I have read it many times, and I never grow bored with it. | ||
Further Comments... | ||
It is a fine length, but I wish it was longer simply because I love it. | ||
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Created Dec 22, 2014 at 10:08pm •
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