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Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
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Ew! Poetry!
Twenty short love poems by renowned Pablo Neruda. Coincidentally I think I must've read this like twenty years ago. My first poetry book, and sadly not my last.
I think Neruda is actually quite good, his fame precedes him; it's my issue, I just hate poetry. The only one I liked is number XVIII. “Here I Love You.�
And by like I mean it was the only one that didn’t make me barf uncontrollably.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1924] [60p] [Poetry] [Conditional Recommendable]
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Poesía ¡Pero qué asco!
Veinte poemas cortos de amor por el renombrado Pablo Neruda. Coincidentemente creo que leí esto casi veinte años atrás. Mi primer libro de poesía, y tristemente no el último.
De hecho creo que Neruda es bastante bueno, su fama lo precede; es mi problema, es sólo que yo odio la poesía. El único que me gustó es 18. “Aquí Te Amo.�
Y por gustar quiero decir que fue el único que no me hizo vomitar incontrolablemente.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1924] [60p] [Poesía] [Recomendable Condicional]
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Twenty short love poems by renowned Pablo Neruda. Coincidentally I think I must've read this like twenty years ago. My first poetry book, and sadly not my last.
I think Neruda is actually quite good, his fame precedes him; it's my issue, I just hate poetry. The only one I liked is number XVIII. “Here I Love You.�
And by like I mean it was the only one that didn’t make me barf uncontrollably.
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1924] [60p] [Poetry] [Conditional Recommendable]
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Poesía ¡Pero qué asco!
Veinte poemas cortos de amor por el renombrado Pablo Neruda. Coincidentemente creo que leí esto casi veinte años atrás. Mi primer libro de poesía, y tristemente no el último.
De hecho creo que Neruda es bastante bueno, su fama lo precede; es mi problema, es sólo que yo odio la poesía. El único que me gustó es 18. “Aquí Te Amo.�
Y por gustar quiero decir que fue el único que no me hizo vomitar incontrolablemente.
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1924] [60p] [Poesía] [Recomendable Condicional]
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January 1, 1999
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January 1, 1999
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You had me at "Ew! Poetry!" LOL! Hilarious!
Maybe something modern might be easier to consume?
Իé wrote: "You had me at "Ew! Poetry!" LOL! Hilarious!"That line says it all lol xD
Rain wrote: "Maybe something modern might be easier to consume?"Maybe Rain! But I'm not willing to find out for at least a few years lol xD
Federico wrote: "Rain wrote: "Maybe something modern might be easier to consume?"Maybe Rain! But I'm not willing to find out for at least a few years lol xD"
😂
😆No I don't read poetry either... hope you love your next (poetry!) Federico. 👏
I would definitely not be a fan. Great review, Fed🩵
Damn, hope you enjoy your next read more Federico!
Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel 😸
Kay wrote: "😆No I don't read poetry either... hope you love your next (poetry!) Federico. 👏"Thank you Kay! Hope so too lol xD
Heather Adores Books wrote: "I would definitely not be a fan. Great review, Fed🩵"I don't blame you lol. Thank you Heather :) !
Rowan wrote: "Damn, hope you enjoy your next read more Federico!"Can't be any worse than this lol! Thank you Rowan :)
Persephone's Pomegranate wrote: "Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel 😸"I always try to be courteous lol. Thank you Persephone!
how dare you...but also, totally valid lol Sorry this collection turned out to be such a waste of your time! I do hope your next read sets a better tone :) x
Chantel wrote: "how dare you...but also, totally valid lol Sorry this collection turned out to be such a waste of your time! I do hope your next read sets a better tone :) x"I'm shameless lol. Thank you Chantel :D !
Me pasó igual , solo que no odio la poesía. Este fue mi primer y último acercamiento con Neruda.
Carla wrote: "Me pasó igual , solo que no odio la poesía. Este fue mi primer y último acercamiento con Neruda."Es entendible Carla! Puede que no sea el tipo de autor de poesía adecuado.
Haha! Great review, Federico! Sorry this was mostly a barf-inducing collection though.
Yun wrote: "Haha! Great review, Federico! Sorry this was mostly a barf-inducing collection though."Poetry does that sometimes lol. Thank you Yun!
Limericks. Give me fun limericks any day 🫣😜
Sue wrote: "Limericks. Give me fun limericks any day 🫣😜"Lol. That could work :p
Never read him but I heard he was a gross, rapey dude. So I'm not mad at all about you ripping his work to shreds (and barfing on it afterwards) :D Great review!
Mimi wrote: "Never read him but I heard he was a gross, rapey dude. So I'm not mad at all about you ripping his work to shreds (and barfing on it afterwards) :D. Great review!"Thank you Mimi! Oh didn't know that! Never know a thing about author's lives really, I wouldn't even recognize my favorite author lol.
“Ew! Poetry!� Sums up my feeling for all poetry too, lol. Loved reading your review! :)
Laura wrote: "“Ew! Poetry!� Sums up my feeling for all poetry too, lol. Loved reading your review! :)"Disgusting right? Lol. Thank you Laura :D !
I absolutely agree with you about the poetry - glad you found one poem that wasn't barf-worthy!
A wrote: "I absolutely agree with you about the poetry - glad you found one poem that wasn't barf-worthy!"Ugh! Just when I thought I had moved on lol. Thank you Mac xD!
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😂🤢🤮 it is really tricky with poetry! Sometimes it strikes true and other times nothing quite clicks. During school poetry was always very nonsensical to me but I do enjoy it when it's resonant enough. It can really feel like home when the mood meets the marrow so to speak lol. Some of Neruda's stuff is fairly good but this selection looks like it less than compelled. Damn, but I hope you'll come across some poetry that makes your heart sigh and sing one day Federico!
Vaishali � [V.L. Book Reviews] wrote: "😂🤢🤮 it is really tricky with poetry! Sometimes it strikes true and other times nothing quite clicks. During school poetry was always very nonsensical to me but I do enjoy it when it's resonant enou..."You'd probably love it Vaishali! Almost everyone does. It's just me lol. Thank you <3!
Ew, poetry! Ew, David! Does this mean your soulmate should never stand on their balcony expecting to see you on the lawn below with chocolates and a poem in your heart?
� Lindsey Dahling � wrote: "Ew, poetry! Ew, David! Does this mean your soulmate should never stand on their balcony expecting to see you on the lawn below with chocolates and a poem in your heart?"Ugh! That is disgustingly cliché. I'm more of a boombox type of guy.
Finally a decent comment
Just say you don’t understand poetry and vanguard. It’s okay to be an ignorant about literature! :)
Lr wrote: "Finally a decent comment"I just call it as I see it lol.
Ivie wrote: "Just say you don’t understand poetry and vanguard. It’s okay to be an ignorant about literature! :)"I would, but it's more fun saying it with other words :p
Glad to hear you can seldomly enjoy it sometimes Nika :) ! No exceptions for me yet lol.