Monday, April 21, 2008

The mango is starting to mold

I really enjoy the style that she uses here, but sometimes it can be a bit distracting. Her poetry really moves me and allows me to feel more of her imagery than I would have thought possible. It adds to the flavor of the book as well as the flow of the read. However, when it comes to understanding her meaning, the poetry can sometimes get in the way. When I look at this book I cant help but try to sing along with it. I believe that she does this to give the work a more childish feel, in the way that it may seem like it was written by a young girl sitting on a swing in a play ground. This adds to the story without a doubt, and gives the readers a sense of authenticity that we would not be able to find any other way, but is it constantly necessary? I am not going to try to claim that I can understand what she went through as a little girl. Growing up in that area with so little money must have been real hard on her and I have been fortunate enough to not have to deal with that too much, however I do not think surviving that was her best feat in life. I believe her vision is her best feat. Her ability to change memories into song and her ability to touch her readers. But when it comes down to a story about how she grew up, I think she may have hidden her true desire of this book by using too much of what her best feat is. She is wonderful with poetry, but I think the poetry should stay with poetry, but that’s just my opinion...

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