The Complete Poems of Dorothy Parker (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
by Dorothy Parker
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Read in January, 1999
Dorothy Parker rocked my junior year of high school...She rocked my senior year too. I'm not really sure what to say about this book or her work, except that I count her as one of my heroes. she is a master of placing humor on top of pain. not of masking the pain, but of showing its laughability (I made up a word) and its realness.
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i have to admit that much of the time i find that poetry isn't worth the effort, because i never seem to understand it anyway. but parker's alternately snarky and depressing verses are, i think, perfect for people like me who want to like poetry, but generally don't.
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Read in January, 2004
When I grow up, I want to be Dorothy Parker. And this book is the reason why. I love it so much that when they put out a different edition, I bought it again. (See also: The Portable Dorothy Parker.)
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I adore Dorothy Parker, my misanthropic soul mate, who is super witty and never dull. This book is always close by, as I read her poems over and over again.
Try "Inscription for the Ceiling of a Bedroom."
Try "Inscription for the Ceiling of a Bedroom."
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recommends it for:
women I hate.
That book that has folded corners and a creased cover, a soul of its own and an owner's name written in ink on the first page. Mine all mine!
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No one creates brooding, irreverant, and poignant poetry quite like Dorothy Parker.
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Read in October, 2006
Biting sarcasm. The
"I Hate" section was fun.
"I Hate" section was fun.
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avg rating (all editions): 4.56 (88 ratings) number of reviews: 10popular shelves
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"If wild my breast and sore my pride,
I bask in dreams of suicide,
If cool my heart and high my head
I think 'How lucky are the dead.'"
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