Vision Of My Heart: 101 Tales Told In Verse is a book of short poems by the author Garikai Nhongo. He reached out to me all the way back in February and kindly provided me with a copy of his book in exchange for an honest review. The poems reflect the journey through love and heartbreak, as well as the overall journey of life.
When I first started the collection of poems, I did so with an open mind and tried to put my heart in the place of the author, since poetry is quite personal. Unfortunately, for me, I found it difficult to get through the poems for a few reasons. First, the poetry was done through rhyming verses which gave the pieces a lack of fluidity; some rhymes felt forced and others didn't rhyme correctly or at all. It made it difficult for me to immerse myself in the journey. Second, the poems began to feel oddly enough repetitive; I'm not sure why it felt that way to me, but it did.
For the sake of my honest review, I will let you know that I actually couldn't complete the book. It's rare for me to give up on a book because I understand the importance of the complete story and full picture. But, for the case of this book of poetry, I just didn't find that my heart was in it. Despite that, as I mention whenever I review something that didn't capture my interest, I always encourage you to give it a try since it may capture something in you.
Rating: 1/5
Reason: For me the rhyming held back the connection to the stories and at times were forced or not present. Also, I didn't finish the story so I can't rate it any higher.
Until next time,
Happy Reading Fellow Bookworms :)
Happy Reading Fellow Bookworms :)
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A copy of the book was provided to me for honest review purposes.
Stories told in verse are very difficult to connect to. I read One last year and I struggled with it at first, but I was able to enjoy it. I am always a little bit leery of this genre. I hope that your next read is more enjoyable! :)
ReplyDeleteI think I struggled because I haven't truly been exposed to poetry, but I definitely agree with the difficulty to connect. My next read was definitely good - review in 2 days!
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