in the absence of the sun

I don't know how I didn't review this sooner but this book is one of my top favorites!! There are so many poems in it that I found myself saying, "yes!" I love that Emily leads her readers through a journey that starts with self-doubt but leaves a message of hope and self-love. This is one of the few poetry books I find myself repeatedly picking up to read through again and again.

While there were streaks of brilliance inside Emily Curtis' words, I found a disturbing lack of organization. Something I've noticed that I've enjoyed about certain poets is their ability to organize thoughts, emotions and experiences into segmented themes within their writing. In Curtis' words, there's an element of immaturity and a lack of life experience, as if the editing, content and organization had been only half considered. I hope as this poet grows and improves in both skill and discernment, that some semblance of wisdom may be applied in future writing.

The book itself is not what the preview portrays, short and not to the point unfortunately. I had hoped for better.

This book is stunning. The poems took my breath away and the writing has completely won over some of my reluctant middle school students - I have had two girls tell me that they didn't know they could ever love poetry until they read this book. Seriously - it is a secondary class library essential. Thank you for writing this poetry!

Good writing, but almost too many references to books. I feel like this is best read after you've been cheated on or after a breakup.

Wonderful concept, she has three chapters appropriate for the when the sun is absent, “the nightmares, the insomnia, and the dreams”. She has great insight into life, many nuggets of wisdom to be found here--living life with gratitude and courage.

I enjoyed this collection of poetry very much ! Typically, I am not an avid reader of poetry, preferring instead a classic mystery or a lovely romance. I often don't see the same images, or feel the same emotions the poet is attempting to express. Emily's poems however, struck several chords with me and I know I will open this book over and over to read my favorites again. Definitely a treasure !!!

I love poetry and enjoyed this book a lot. I was so excited when I ordered it. Not only could I relate to some of poems but it is a book that you will not want to put down. I have read this book multiple times since I have recieved it and love it everytime. Would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves reading poetry or even to people who don't read poetry often.

I loved this

Das Buch war am nächsten Tag sofort da und der Inhalt des Buches ist sehr sehr schön nur zu empfehlen für alle die bsp.weise Rupi Kaur mögen.

I read some parts of this book in Goodreads and became interested in reading the whole book. It is very nice poetry actually. The poems are kept short and give a lot to think about. The themes are also very relatable. I was a little bit sad there wasn‘t more. I was getting so in to it and suddenly it was finished :(.

Man sollte sich bei jeder Seite Zeit lassen und sich Gedanken dazu machen, so kann man sich wirklich in dieses Buch vertiefen.

i read it many times. this book represents the women in general. and i have no complain about amazon shipping system, always on time even sometimes delivered earlier than i expected. no problem about the delivered of product's condition so far. all good