Review of The Residue of Our Desires
Posted: 19 Dec 2021, 02:32
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Residue of Our Desires" by Darcy Green.]
As much as I enjoy well-written prose, poetry will always have a special place in my heart. As an introvert, conversations don’t come naturally to me. Even if I push myself to interact with others, it is difficult to find a like-minded person to have deep conversations with. That’s when books that have shared interests come in handy. Reading these types of books will give me a sense of acknowledgment, and it shows that I am not alone.
With this book, The Residue of Our Desires, I was able to identify and introspect the dormant thoughts that were weighing on my mind. This book is a collection of numerous sayings and poems written by Darcy Green. Some poems were short, and some poems spanned over one page. This book mostly consisted of free verse poetry with frequent rhyming couplets. And there were also a few conversation-style poems.
Through this book, the author expressed his feelings about various topics such as relationships, capitalism, death, animal cruelty, earth’s exploitation, politicians, war, ego, God, atheism, our monkey mind, the plights of Sherpas, parenting, hope, and so on. He even talked about a young man meeting his in-laws! As a whole, every topic that appeared in this book was related to our modern-day world.
The writing was intense, yet easily understandable. This book was professionally edited since I found only two minor errors. Since the poems were from a broad range of subjects, I never got bored. I liked “The Family Feud” poem which, as the title suggests, talked about family. These lines, “Our parents teach us how to be And yet other times, how not to be,” felt so true; I think so many kids who grew up in dysfunctional homes will relate to this. “The Sea Shepherd” poem highlighted an organization that is trying to conserve marine life; this was new information for me.
The sayings in between acted as a breather because this book contains more than 60 poems. The quote, “If I could divide mankind into two categories, it would be bees and flies. We know what bees attract to and we certainly know what flies attract to,” made me chuckle for a long time. Since there were a lot of poems, I took a long time to savor this book. But it is possible to read this book in one sitting.
The author touched on both personal issues and societal issues; this was my favorite aspect of this book. I think I have made it clear by now that I have no negative comments about this book. For all these above reasons, I will rate this book four out of four stars.
If you are a fan of poetry and you like poems about contemporary topics, then give this book a try. If you are new to poetry books and want to enter the poetry world, this book is a great place to start. Every reader who likes introspective writing will enjoy this book. Happy reading.
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The Residue of Our Desires
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As much as I enjoy well-written prose, poetry will always have a special place in my heart. As an introvert, conversations don’t come naturally to me. Even if I push myself to interact with others, it is difficult to find a like-minded person to have deep conversations with. That’s when books that have shared interests come in handy. Reading these types of books will give me a sense of acknowledgment, and it shows that I am not alone.
With this book, The Residue of Our Desires, I was able to identify and introspect the dormant thoughts that were weighing on my mind. This book is a collection of numerous sayings and poems written by Darcy Green. Some poems were short, and some poems spanned over one page. This book mostly consisted of free verse poetry with frequent rhyming couplets. And there were also a few conversation-style poems.
Through this book, the author expressed his feelings about various topics such as relationships, capitalism, death, animal cruelty, earth’s exploitation, politicians, war, ego, God, atheism, our monkey mind, the plights of Sherpas, parenting, hope, and so on. He even talked about a young man meeting his in-laws! As a whole, every topic that appeared in this book was related to our modern-day world.
The writing was intense, yet easily understandable. This book was professionally edited since I found only two minor errors. Since the poems were from a broad range of subjects, I never got bored. I liked “The Family Feud” poem which, as the title suggests, talked about family. These lines, “Our parents teach us how to be And yet other times, how not to be,” felt so true; I think so many kids who grew up in dysfunctional homes will relate to this. “The Sea Shepherd” poem highlighted an organization that is trying to conserve marine life; this was new information for me.
The sayings in between acted as a breather because this book contains more than 60 poems. The quote, “If I could divide mankind into two categories, it would be bees and flies. We know what bees attract to and we certainly know what flies attract to,” made me chuckle for a long time. Since there were a lot of poems, I took a long time to savor this book. But it is possible to read this book in one sitting.
The author touched on both personal issues and societal issues; this was my favorite aspect of this book. I think I have made it clear by now that I have no negative comments about this book. For all these above reasons, I will rate this book four out of four stars.
If you are a fan of poetry and you like poems about contemporary topics, then give this book a try. If you are new to poetry books and want to enter the poetry world, this book is a great place to start. Every reader who likes introspective writing will enjoy this book. Happy reading.
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The Residue of Our Desires
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon