Hello Sunshine
by Ryan Adams
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Author: Ryan AdamsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-12-01
ISBN: 193335495X
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Akashic Books
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Book Review: Reviews from actors = Red flag
Summary: 2 Stars
If I were to sit down, drink a fifth, let it sink in until my handwriting was almost completely illegible, then I would start writing things that sounded like what is found in this book.
Of course, I suppose I could avoid the alcohol altogether and, instead, cut and past lines from "The OC" and then break them up into one- or two-word lines.
I am glad there is one more poetry book in the poetry section, and I'm ecstatic if Mr. Adams' poetry turns on a few folks that had previously written off or never considered poetry. I also think it's great that a singer/songwriter cares enough about literature to write a book of poetry.
However, what bothers me is that any poet who is not already established as an actor/singer/anchorperson/political figure/Oprah guest that writes poetry like this would never get one, let alone two, books of poetry published in one year. This is not groundbreaking, this is not exploratory - this was published not because of literary merit, but star power. As a book of poetry, it is better than a high schooler could do, but at times incoherent and at other times repetitive and at other times a diary entry.
But hey, if I can buy it on Amazon for less than ten bucks (including S&H), it's worth it. You can't read the Norton Anthology every day.
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