Book Review - Defacing Poetry

Defacing Poetry: A Collection by Samantha Adkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I added this book a while ago, but didn't actually get a chance to start it til I was on vacation. And then, suddenly, there I was in Vegas, and all I wanted to do was read this book!

I have read quite a bit of this authors work, and in my opinion, this is her very best. It consists of a novella that is engaging and well plotted, and several riveting short stories that are character driven and full of dark little twists that will leave you with that slightly choked sensation only good fiction can give you. I don't want to give too much away - I'd rather you go out and read the book - but the peeks into the places a mind can go are truly fascinating. And as for the novella, it is true to heart and captures the isolation and desperation of a young woman trying valiantly to chase her dream of being a writer despite the desolation of her life. When you live in a dank basement apartment, when your family has abandoned you, when you are down to your last dollar trying to support a live in boyfriend who seems to have lost all will do do anything but sprawl on the couch and occasionally demand sex, can it get worse? Such a ride!

I highly recommend this book :)

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