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Gina T. (Natick, MA)
Is poetry still relevant?
The poet's house is a very unusual novel. It is more of a narrative by a young woman with obvious intelligence and fierce determination, held back by a lifetime of low self esteem. Carla has dyslexia and ADHD and because of her different perspective, she becomes enamored of poetry, of all things! Since poetry provides a different perspective of the human condition, to me, the story works.
It is a story you can swallow in one sitting, similar to Anxious People. I enjoyed reading the snippets of poetry aloud. It encouraged me to open some poetry books on my shelf.
I enjoyed the book . It is a welcome break from dystopian and historical fiction that lines the bookstore shelves currently. It is truly original.
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Karla M. (Bolton, MA)
Interesting read
I'm not entirely sure how to review this book. I mostly enjoyed the plot but also sort of felt like I wasn't sure why I was reading the story. The characters were ok and maybe it just wasn't my cup of tea since I'm not really into poetry.
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Donna W. (Wauwatosa, WI)
The Poet's House
The book started out as an interesting read with a lot of quirky characters. Unfortunately, the characters popped in and out so quickly that I didn't form an attachment to them. They became a distraction and didn't add to the story. It bothered me that the main character, Carla, was accepted into Viridian's inner circle so quickly, and even the poetry that was thrown in, didn't seem to fit.
I never felt comfortable with the events of the story and didn't feel the story flowed very well.
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Beth Brooks
Poet = House of Many Rooms
I found this book to be sketchy, missing elements it's hard to define. Under the gaiety of house parties that are insular is a falseness, a searching for true meaning. The narrator, Carla, a landscaper, meets an enchanting poet who catches her fancy and puts into motion a journey of soul searching. Carla is needy who for a variety of reasons lacks little, if any, self-esteem. Relationships in the novel range from breaking to broken. In total, this is a sketchy, quirky, "tossed salad" of a novel.
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