If you want to read something that makes you feel something, Pink by Sylvie Baumgartel is the collection to pick up. I took a long time reading this one because after each poem, you feel the need to contemplate its meaning, or, if the meaning is on the surface, you want to contemplate how that specific piece made you feel. It's not like an ordinary collection--there is no filler content and every piece will be sure to give you some type of reaction.

I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed are my own.

Modern poetry is very different from what I'm accustomed to. I found this one to be crass, leaning on vulgar. I somehow simultaneously appreciated the ongoing reference/metaphor to the Sistine Chapel. It felt extremely contrived, like the cigarette bit in "The Fault In Our Stars."

Overall, not impressed.

The collection was consistent throughout--imagery was consistent from poem to poem, and certain motifs, including art, color, and sex were used throughout. Pink, the final poem in the collection, was an incredible conglomeration of all the poems that had come previously in the work.
Beautifully written and laid out. Self hope, self-love, anxiety, and depression mixed with self-doubt. I felt like this book was speaking to me and for me. It was so beautifully written and resonated to my core. Highly recommend. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

An artistic, highly crafted book of poetry that felt difficult to connect with and too intimate at times. The author weaves words and sentences together wonderfully (A stiletto was first a pen, / Then a dagger, / Now a heel. / Caravaggio's Medusa was painted on a shield), but there are many times throughout the collection that the images the author puts together or tries to convey don't feel fully accomplished or realized (I can't see the stop-motion / Lions hunting in the Lascaux cave. / They are being saved / From my breath; / They are being preserved / For future bodies to destroy).

I may not be the right audience for this book of poems, so perhaps that is why some of the imagery and metaphor don't land for me.

Lots of mythological references and imagery. Felt like very intelligent poems, which is perhaps why I did not enjoy it more, having a hard time digesting them. Very dense and something that has a lot of depth.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was the first time I've read poetry by Sylvie Baumgartel. Her style is raw, intimate and honest. Her poems often reference (Italian) art, which I really liked.

Pink is a novel about self love, hope, art and history. The poems are beautifully intertwined and forms a cohesive collection.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me this Arc in exchange for a honest review

4.5


This was a wild ride! It was a collection of beautifully written poetry. Anxiety, self love, family, depression, relationships, it was a beautiful mixture of them all put together. I absolutely loved 'LOVE', not only was it wrote so perfectly, it was so powerful. The whole book is powerful, definitely reccomend it for those who like to feel connected with each word, each line.

Thought provoking. Rapturing. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Kudos to the author. Thanks to netgalley for providing the arc.

Beautifully written and laid out. Self hope, self love, anxiety and depression mixed with self doubt. I felt like this book was speaking to me and for me. It was so beautifully written and resonated to my core. Highly recommend. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.