The writing is good, but the poetry was forgettable and plain to me. It is a good book but not amazing.

I generally really enjoyed this poetry book. I found the prose engaging and the book was well written. It was fairly different from most poetry books, as most are typically in the realm of self-love and recovery while "Escaping the Body" was a bit more on the graphic side. I enjoyed reading it a lot and would honestly recommend it to anyone looking for a quick read.

Poetry is a genre I don't often pick up, but something about Escaping the Body called to me, and I'm so glad I gave it a shot! The poems contained in this collection deal in themes of love, loss, bodily autonomy, grief, but all with an undercurrent of hope. I found it easy to connect and find bits of my own experiences reflected back in Clark's words, and while the poems flowed easily into one another, I didn't find them to be repetitive or boring. I made liberal use of my Kindle highlights, and I could absolutely see myself coming back to this collection to revisit some of my favourite poems ("Flight" and "Error Codes" being my two huge standouts among many excellent contenders)!

I went into this knowing that I am not huge on poetry, and exited feeling the exact same way. Poetry is a genre that is very hit or miss in general, and this collection was more of a miss. Many of the poems felt contrived, with common metaphors and overly flowery language.

The two poems that really stood out to me personally were "Error Coding" and "Osteomancy"; among all the nature metaphors, the coding and skeletal references were a welcome surprise.

I don't know who I would recommend this to. Perhaps someone who enjoys poetry would feel more strongly towards this collection, but for me it did nothing at all.

This poetry was an absolute masterpiece, the darkness the themes of nature, the body, space! it was so so moving and fascinating. It made me reflect and really think about the themes at hand. I will think about this poetry for days, weeks, years to come. I will also be purchasing a hard copy for all my notes!

Escaping the Body is a moving collection of poetry, exploring the body, love and loss( and dreams and even trees).
Reminding me somewhat of Rupi Kaur, some were beautiful, meaningful and relatable, if a little repetitive at times. Overall I really enjoyed this. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

I loved those dark poems. Most of the time they were super short but fascinating and had a great storytelling.
I really adore those kind of poetry mixed with a kind of surrealism.

Absolutely beautiful!

Look--there's a poem about Jon Carpenter's horror masterpiece The Thing. I mean. That's amazing. Really enjoyed this weird book of poetry. Would recommend pairing it with The Ghost Sequences by A.C. Wise.

Chloe N. Clark wrote a beautiful book which I read it one sitting. Her poetry is about how our bodies experience loss, pain, love, hurt, and violence.
The poems that touched me the most were
"Questions we asked for the girls turned to limbs", "Grown your own little forest", " I was planning on learning how to breathe today". These poems are about suicidal ideation, existential dread and the connection between our bodies and nature.

4.5 ⭐️
This collection of poetry takes us on a journey thought magic tricks, monsters, and mysteries. Clark wrote a collection of poems that are very cohesive with strong themes of escaping our bodies, surviving trauma, fantasy and the magic that revolves around the mundaneness of everyday tasks, as well as discussing women and how our society objectifies, twists and changes us.

I have found with other poetry books I’ve read I go through them quickly but this collection caused me to pause and reflect on what I’ve read. I loved that this piece of writing that resonated with me and caused this inner reflection and made me think about life outside of just my body but also the relationship between the soul and body. This definitely isn’t the type of poetry that you read once and never think about again, I kept going back and rereading the same poems because they stuck with me so much.

This is a great collection of poetry that I really enjoyed reading! Cant wait to check out other works by Chloe N. Clark!

Thank you NetGalley and Interstellar Flight Press for the copy in exchange for an honest review!

A collection about nature, space, monsters, and the body. I can appreciate the horror elements, but something was missing for me. None of the poems or images have stuck with me. This might just not be my cup of tea.

<i>Thank you NetGalley for an eArc in exchange for an honest review.

I'm giving this two stars because I know how subjective poetry is.

But I ended up tapping out of this book around 70 percent because I just was not finding anything to enjoy. There was not a single poem or even line that stood out to me, that made me pause, that caused my heart to squeeze or flutter. I felt nothing reading this collection. Nothing about it really even felt poetic, more like musings of the author, as if I dipped into her stream of consciousness.

The best I can say is if you hate Siken's works for being overly flowery, metaphorical, and confusing, you may like this collection of poems instead.

Although I am not a frequent poetry reader, this collection was a pleasant surprise. I selected this based entirely on the title and the ideas here were interesting. I enjoyed the reading experience.

It took a bit to really get into, but I ended up really enjoying this poetry collection. A few of my favorites were Lichenometry, The Witch's House, and The Undue Acidity in Your Veins.

This collection was extremely up my alley; of all the poetry books I have read over the past few weeks, this one resonated the most by far. I found myself wanting to save practically every other poem to read over later. The use of generally fairly simple language to describe specific moments & evoke the intense feelings of loss and love was to great affect. Clark really has a wonderful grasp of her own style: the prose is straightforward, with very little garnish, though that in no know detracts from the shrewdness of emotion of her poetry. I could easily see myself coming back to this collection to re-experience it all in the future, and to remind myself of just how powerful poetry and language can be.

I will definitely be looking up more of Clark's works, and I will be keeping an eye out for this collection when it is officially released! Thank you to NetGalley and Interstellar Flight Press for access to the ARC of this book.

Mesmerising poems that enchant and excite with their whimsical formatting. A delightful journey through many fantasy worlds that spark your own imagination and enable you to ponder on what occurs afterwards.

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I enjoyed the horror quality to these poems, often speaking of beautiful things with a certain twist. The collection was well-written but it wasn't as consistent as one would hope. I would love to read more work by this poet in the future to see if maybe a different collection will work better for my taste!

This collection is elegant, lyrical, and touching. Each poem can stand on its own, but they tell a story when read together. Something about the poems speak to me; they are deep and reflective but not pretentious. I keep going back and reading them, and each time they mean something different to me. I think this is the mark of strong poetry.

I received a copy of this from Netgalley for an honest review, but I will be purchasing a physical copy for my collection. I really loved it.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I'm genuinely surprised at how much I enjoyed this collection. It was right up my alley, intertwining nature with love and loss, touching life and death in such an ethereal way. I found myself having to pause after poems to soak in the feelings of the author, and my own feelings as well.

If you enjoy poetry, I'd recommend this in a heartbeat.

Escaping the body is lots of different genre poetry they are short poems. I liked the descriptions to trees and wildlife. This is lovely poetry book there was some I liked more than others. This book you can put down and keep coming back to.
Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this book.