gossamer_lens's Reviews (1.48k)

Funny and makes a point. I didn't care particularly that it wasn't on theme because I felt like it was thought-provoking enough (for such a short work) to not need to. 

This was fun stylistically and on theme. Not very emotionally impactful or anything, but I enjoyed it. 

With no words, this was a nice little look into an artist's work that I don't know. I liked it and would be interested to see the art in person sometime. I could see it being very impactful in the context of a museum. Do wish there was something a little more on theme for it... but it was a nice little art insert. 

Cute and nice art style... just not very impactful and didn't feel on theme at all... I liked it. 

Not much to say. I found it pleasant, enjoyable, and I think it made me laugh once somewhere in there. It has a point to make, and it makes it. 

This didn't feel on theme and it felt a bit lackluster and uninspiring when I first read it. But during the rest of our advent book experience, it stayed in our memories. While I didn't enjoy it, I can say it made an impression with its earnestness and a certain emoting over regular day things... there is a melancholy that hangs over the whole thing and I could it being very impactful for someone who likes more slice-of-life style work in a poetry format. 

Funny, on theme, a little heavy-handed and I hope to never have loved ones in my life who are actually as back-stabbing and two-faced as these characters seem to be. 

Looking up Walt Whitman, I realized after reading this that I'm familiar with the poet. I think perhaps if I was a super fan of this poet, I would have enjoyed this more... although now that I think on it I might have hated it as the tone seems a little mocking? I am not sure. What I do know is that Walt Whitman and "All I Want for Christmas" is a bizarre combination of things and it was a peculiar read that just felt sorta odd and boring. I do have to give it points for at least being on theme for a Christmas Advent though even if it was a deeply odd crossover of things. 

I think if I had ever watched "It's a Beautiful Life" and made that connection during the reading this book could have been funny to me. But as I have never watched the movie and still am unsure what some of the book was referencing after some googling, I cannot really appreciate it. The style of the book was okay and I liked it seeming to make fun of the patriarchy here and there, but otherwise it just really fell flat. 

This wasn't horribly painful to make my way through. But it was boring for a Christmas book advent. The stories didn't feel particularly witty, punny, elevated, dark... or much of anything. Felt like some painless fluff to wade through to continue on through the advent calendar.