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I really don't know how I could describe what A God in a Human Body is about. It is about so many things all at once, but I supposed it's mainly about life.
On a surface level, I enjoyed a God in a Human Body. The writing was good, the topics were engaging, I was interested in what the author had to say.
Unfortunately for me, I found that the poems just weren't enough. They did not dive deep enough into the topics at hand to be thought-provoking. By the end of this poetry collection, I felt like I hadn't read anything. I reread quite a bit of it and tried to think deeper about what the author was saying, but even still I could not find enough substance in most of the poems to feel satisfied.
I think maybe the author was trying to do too much. Perhaps I would have gotten more out of this if there had been fewer topics being discussed, and instead was just more thorough about a handful of them. I'm not sure, but either way I was left deeply unsatisfied. I can see the talent that the author clearly has for writing, and would like to read more from him, but this one was just not for me.
I really don't know how I could describe what A God in a Human Body is about. It is about so many things all at once, but I supposed it's mainly about life.
On a surface level, I enjoyed a God in a Human Body. The writing was good, the topics were engaging, I was interested in what the author had to say.
Unfortunately for me, I found that the poems just weren't enough. They did not dive deep enough into the topics at hand to be thought-provoking. By the end of this poetry collection, I felt like I hadn't read anything. I reread quite a bit of it and tried to think deeper about what the author was saying, but even still I could not find enough substance in most of the poems to feel satisfied.
I think maybe the author was trying to do too much. Perhaps I would have gotten more out of this if there had been fewer topics being discussed, and instead was just more thorough about a handful of them. I'm not sure, but either way I was left deeply unsatisfied. I can see the talent that the author clearly has for writing, and would like to read more from him, but this one was just not for me.
I wanted to really love this book, and in most aspects I did. But every time I started getting really into the romance, I would remember that said romance started with one person being drugged, and then the other person being assaulted. Neither of those things ever got challenged throughout the book (actually the drugging was brought up more than the assault). If I could look past that this would be a 4 star for sure
Actual rating 3.75 stars
Ngl the first half of this was pretty boring, but then it got REALLY GOOD and made me tear up multiple times so... I am a fan
Ngl the first half of this was pretty boring, but then it got REALLY GOOD and made me tear up multiple times so... I am a fan