"I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us." Franz Kafka
For any author who would like his/her book to be reviewed, contact me. Poetry books too are solicited for reviewing. However, there are some genres I tend to avoid. Feel free to ask me.
gautami.tripathy[at]gmail.com
I must mention here that I read at my own pace and depending on my mood. Don't ask me to hurry.
I received this poetry book from the author and thought of posting this poem as a teaser. As the book blurb says, her poems are "edgy, troubling and unadorned, daring one to be vulnerable." Sometimes funny, sometimes frank.
She said, "I watched her choke,
on chicken blood and gin, and dance until
the witchdoctor took her in-
to his hut and I heard her hurt
and he came out and grinned, pronounced her
banished. My family sent me with her.
I gather sticks to burn, search for food,
fetch water from the well. I am stronger
than the old women. I am nine.
I am the witch's granddaughter."
When I asked her what she wanted to be
when she grew up, she answered, "you."
Yani Camp
-Ghana, 2006
~page 4, A House of Bottles by Robin Merrill
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Sounds like a good book for learning about the little girl's views of her own culture. Interesting!
Teaser, certainly works for me. Good choice.
Oh, forgot to leave my link! :)
http://tjbook-list.blogspot.com/2009/09/teaser-tuesdays-blue-cotton-gown.html
There, I feel so much better now!
What a great teaser, I'm not much for poetry but that was kind of cool!
Here's my Teaser
That is rather searing! Thank you for highlighting it...
Intense teaser. Well done! Mine is here: http://rundpinne.blogspot.com/2009/09/footsteps-in-dark-teaser-tuesdays.html
Yes, that does indeed sound edgy and troubling. Haven't read much poetry lately - I need to get back to it. Great teaser!
Now that is striking. Uncomfortable but intriguing none the less.
That's a powerful poem. When she said "you," it pulled something out of me. I caught the feeling. Need to think about the meaning. Loved your Tuesday Teaser. Thank you.
are they all like that? I loved it
Thanks so much for stopping by my Tuesday Teaser
sounds interesting. thanks for stopping by.
Thanks for sharing - I don't often read poetry. This was powerful and descriptive!
Here's my Teaser! ~ Wendi
Thats a great teaser!
Wow! I think I'll have to tack this down and I don't normally read poetry!
Wow, that's quite a teaser.
Oh, for real this sounds like a book for me!! I will definitely be looking for this!
Mine is up as well here
that's an interesting teaser I'm not a poetry person per se, although there are some poems that I did enjoy reading when I was attending school.
I'm not usually into poetry, but that sounds really different and interesting!
This isn't something I'd usually be into, but I really liked that teaser! Great choice!
Here's my Teaser Tuesday.
Not something I would normally read myself but it does sound very interesting! Great teaser.
That's a really interesting teaser! Definitely sounds like something to check out.
My teaser is here.
Great teaser....loved that poem!
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wow that was great!
That's a great poem. Is the book for general retail yet?
My teaser's HERE
I don't think I can ever read a whole book of poetry...! But this was great.. a unique teaser!
I'm so jealous you bought ten books last weekend. Lucky girl!
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