Susan!'s review of The Realm of Possibility
The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan
Susan!'s review
rating:
bookshelves:
2008read,
poetry,
wanted,
writing_art_inspiration,
youngadult
recommended for:
teens, fans of novels-in-verse, love
status:
Read in February, 2008
I almost gave up on this book. The first section is kind of slow and one poem borders on being too emo-unrequited-love for me, but the second section is full of gems and so is the rest of the novel. The concept is great, creating different voices out of different poetic forms is handled very well in Levithan's hands.
Some of my favorites:
"My girlfriend is in love with Holden Caulfield"
"Suburban Myths"
"Fragments"
"the day"
"Writing"
"Escapade"
The second has a lovely prose poem quality to it, reminiscent of Julio Cortazar. The third is fragmentation and postmodernism at its best.
Grade: A-
Some of my favorites:
"My girlfriend is in love with Holden Caulfield"
"Suburban Myths"
"Fragments"
"the day"
"Writing"
"Escapade"
The second has a lovely prose poem quality to it, reminiscent of Julio Cortazar. The third is fragmentation and postmodernism at its best.
Grade: A-
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