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Maximum Gaga (2008)

by Lara Glenum(Favorite Author)

4.25 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0979975530 (ISBN13: 9780979975530)

languge

English

genre

Poetry

publisher

Action Books

review 1: Maximum Gaga by Lara Glenum capitalized on the grotesque and the sexual. After realizing this, I found twisted sexual references in almost every poem. While I did not personally enjoy this, it was definitely innovative to find so many made-up grotesque words like "hamhocks," "oologic juices,""brillie," "skinbag, "virgincakes," and "ham canyon." The aspect of the book I thought was most interesting was the cast of recurring characters: Mino/Minky/Momo, Icky, the Queen, the Normopath, etc. The characters gave the book more of a cohesive nature and prevented it from just being a conglomeration of grotesque poems. Still, I don't think the characters or some of Glenum's interesting visual effects (different fonts, capitalized letters, structure, etc.) saved the book completely ... morefrom being quite gross and disturbing.
review 2: I was honestly too grossed out by a lot Glenum's work to appreciate the poetry for anything other than its shock value and ability to trigger my gag reflex. It reminded me of a short story, "Guts" written by Chuck Palahniuk, in that I had a strong visceral reaction to the writing. However, where "Guts" left me horrified and captivated, Glenum's poetry made me want to close the book and never finish reading. Though I applaud Glenum's ability to evoke such a strong reaction from her readers, her poetry is not for me. less

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