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A review by le_lobey
Cold Moons by Magnús Sigurðsson
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
I was worried after the first part that I wasn't gonna rock with this. The extreme brevity of the poems was a strength when they were funny, but the more earnest pieces came off as fake deep — there just wasn't enough space to really explore the feeling or observations. The punning poems were particularly off-putting.
Part two really turned my reading experience around though, and was my favorite of the collection. The poems have the same potent density but have a lot more meat. I like how here humanity is more involved with the cycles of nature than opposed to them. Creativity and perception are also caught up in the same orbit.
Part three was also strong but didn't hit as hard for me. The content is darker, moodier. I liked how the images of the ocean and moon developed.
Part two really turned my reading experience around though, and was my favorite of the collection. The poems have the same potent density but have a lot more meat. I like how here humanity is more involved with the cycles of nature than opposed to them. Creativity and perception are also caught up in the same orbit.
Part three was also strong but didn't hit as hard for me. The content is darker, moodier. I liked how the images of the ocean and moon developed.