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Am I missing something? It was such an annoying read. Sure I'm well aware contemporary poetry is not my favourite, but I'm quite interested in poetry's evolution over the centuries. This collection, though, was far from being enjoyable to read. Many times, I thought this wasn't really poetry, but rather prose in a different formatting.
So... the formatting. I was initially interested in this collection because it was marketed as dealing with topics such as depression (as I've myself had it for several years). Unfortunately, I could barely focus on the words, on the meaning, on the writing skills due to this horrible formatting.
I realise it's really hard to review something that can be so personal to the author. It does feel like she wrote down her thoughts, like a stream of consciousness sort of writing style. As someone who writes because it helps me heal, I respect that. I've studied poetry long enough to know it is a powerful tool in order to express yourself, as Audre Lorde said, "poetry is not a luxury". But, this collection needs more revising and more attention on both the author and the editor's parts.
I can't bring myself to give this collection more than one star. I didn't like it. On a positive end note, I like how it makes me reflect on what truly are the rules of poetry, its boundaries. Perhaps this type of poetry may simply be a whole sub-genre of its own: performance/spoken poetry.
So... the formatting. I was initially interested in this collection because it was marketed as dealing with topics such as depression (as I've myself had it for several years). Unfortunately, I could barely focus on the words, on the meaning, on the writing skills due to this horrible formatting.
I realise it's really hard to review something that can be so personal to the author. It does feel like she wrote down her thoughts, like a stream of consciousness sort of writing style. As someone who writes because it helps me heal, I respect that. I've studied poetry long enough to know it is a powerful tool in order to express yourself, as Audre Lorde said, "poetry is not a luxury". But, this collection needs more revising and more attention on both the author and the editor's parts.
I can't bring myself to give this collection more than one star. I didn't like it. On a positive end note, I like how it makes me reflect on what truly are the rules of poetry, its boundaries. Perhaps this type of poetry may simply be a whole sub-genre of its own: performance/spoken poetry.
Lecture dans le cadre de mon deuxième mémoire.
Une lecture en soi intéressante puisqu’il s’agit de donner de la visibilité aux personnes en situation de handicap visuel. Ce livre s’adresse surtout aux personnes voyantes, à travers le travail collaboratif entre une personne voyante (Monique) qui n’hésite pas à poser beaucoup de questions et à effectuer des recherches, et une personne malvoyante (Hervé) qui décrit ses journées types, son quotidien. Il parle également de ses désirs, de la question de l’intégration dans la société et dans le monde du travail. En tant que lectrice voyante, j’apprends forcément beaucoup de choses, notamment sur les différentes maladies menant au handicap visuel, le travail d’adaptation et les possibles solutions et alternatives. Attention toutefois à garder à l’esprit que le témoignage d’Hervé et ce livre ne peuvent pas parler pour toute la communauté, chaque personne étant différente et chaque vécu l’étant également. Le travail de recherche de ressources et de la bibliographie est aussi très appréciable.
En revanche, j’ai eu quelques soucis à plusieurs reprises durant la lecture : le ton parfois moralisateur de Monique qui peut se comprendre mais qui ne prend pas tout en compte. (Il peut exister énormément de raisons quant au fait que tout le monde ne s’arrête pas dans la rue pour adresser la parole ou un sourire à un inconnu dans Paris). Mais surtout, le livre étant publié en 2002, il a quelque peu mal vieilli sur certains passages : très hétéronormé, des blagues sur les agressions sexuelles et le toucher, ...
Globalement, quelques passages problématiques mais un témoignage bien sûr important et des informations utiles (pour le mémoire aussi).
Une lecture en soi intéressante puisqu’il s’agit de donner de la visibilité aux personnes en situation de handicap visuel. Ce livre s’adresse surtout aux personnes voyantes, à travers le travail collaboratif entre une personne voyante (Monique) qui n’hésite pas à poser beaucoup de questions et à effectuer des recherches, et une personne malvoyante (Hervé) qui décrit ses journées types, son quotidien. Il parle également de ses désirs, de la question de l’intégration dans la société et dans le monde du travail. En tant que lectrice voyante, j’apprends forcément beaucoup de choses, notamment sur les différentes maladies menant au handicap visuel, le travail d’adaptation et les possibles solutions et alternatives. Attention toutefois à garder à l’esprit que le témoignage d’Hervé et ce livre ne peuvent pas parler pour toute la communauté, chaque personne étant différente et chaque vécu l’étant également. Le travail de recherche de ressources et de la bibliographie est aussi très appréciable.
En revanche, j’ai eu quelques soucis à plusieurs reprises durant la lecture : le ton parfois moralisateur de Monique qui peut se comprendre mais qui ne prend pas tout en compte. (Il peut exister énormément de raisons quant au fait que tout le monde ne s’arrête pas dans la rue pour adresser la parole ou un sourire à un inconnu dans Paris). Mais surtout, le livre étant publié en 2002, il a quelque peu mal vieilli sur certains passages : très hétéronormé, des blagues sur les agressions sexuelles et le toucher, ...
Globalement, quelques passages problématiques mais un témoignage bien sûr important et des informations utiles (pour le mémoire aussi).
Hmm... Okay... I guess?
Perhaps this is because I can't seem to ever really be focused when listening to an audiobook but I don't really have much to say. By the popularity of this book, I thought it was the kind of life-changing book... lol. It wasn't really thought-provoking or anything and I didn't really care (yeah yeah no fucks given blah blah blah). The second half in particular was rather annoying and just sounded like an average privileged white (misogynistic) man's opinion that brings nothing to my life, to my perspective of the world and things.
On the other hand, I once had a conversation with my therapist about how there are a lot of things I should simply stop caring about because a lot of those things are not my problem. And frankly, what a good advice. I applied this advice to my personal life and also on social medias and that did a lot of good to my mental health.
Also the overuse of "fuck" made me think of teenagers finding out the existence of a new word (twitter dot com) and using it in every sentence.
Overall, just meh and I don't care.
Perhaps this is because I can't seem to ever really be focused when listening to an audiobook but I don't really have much to say. By the popularity of this book, I thought it was the kind of life-changing book... lol. It wasn't really thought-provoking or anything and I didn't really care (yeah yeah no fucks given blah blah blah). The second half in particular was rather annoying and just sounded like an average privileged white (misogynistic) man's opinion that brings nothing to my life, to my perspective of the world and things.
On the other hand, I once had a conversation with my therapist about how there are a lot of things I should simply stop caring about because a lot of those things are not my problem. And frankly, what a good advice. I applied this advice to my personal life and also on social medias and that did a lot of good to my mental health.
Also the overuse of "fuck" made me think of teenagers finding out the existence of a new word (twitter dot com) and using it in every sentence.
Overall, just meh and I don't care.