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Inferno (a Poet's Novel) (2010)

by Eileen Myles(Favorite Author)

4.01 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1935928066 (ISBN13: 9781935928065)

languge

English

genre

Poetry

publisher

Or Books

review 1: There is something hypnotic about the way these sentences and fragments are structured. I found the book to be stunning, devastating, and hopeful. In addition to this being about the author exploring and discovering her sexuality, it is also a book about being an artist and really learning what that means and what it takes to dedicate one's life to it. Further, the book offers insight to New York City in the 70s and 80s and demonstrates the importance of community.
review 2: It wasn't as amazing as i'd hoped, with the writing hard to follow sometimes. But i love a memoir about queers and artists floating through certain eras of bohemia. I read this around the same time as i read Just Kids, by Patti Smith, and it was a great complement, in terms of perspective... more. I sometimes wish Myles was a little less of a funny combination of hater and name-dropper (is that the right way to say it?). Nonetheless, it was very much worth the read. less

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