Fans of Block's books and "older angst-filled poetry readers" (if they are girls) will love these poems though some poems will be more appreciated by adult readers since they move far past teen territory to motherhood and marriage. A fan who met Block on her MySpace page helped create the photo on the book jacket.
A tasting:
from vampire in the city of the lost
once there were these two girls
who were really bored
and they put on their shortest skirts
and their highest heels
the ones that made their toes bleed
and they applied perfume to all their pulse points
and they went out into the shiny city
where they met this tall vampire with a shaved head
and a body tattooed with the stories of the centuries
and the face of a matinee idol
please please drink our blood they begged
tossing their hair away from their long swan necks
please make us into the immortal dead
from happi happi joy joy and sad in hawaii
...sad had heard that bit of folk wisdom--
if you knew you were going to die tomorrow
wouldn't you feel stupid for not eating more
birthday cake
or, should it be added, going to Hawaii?--
7 comments:
I have a few girls who are Block fans. I know they would like this volume of poetry. I think it would appeal to my "vampire" girls too. I'll have to find a copy to read to see if I need to add it to my collection.
I think the cover alone would make this collection appealing to teenage girls. The vampire spin would also make it popular. It sounds like Block really hits on the major sources of female teenage angst.
"The ones that made their toes bleed"...instant connection. Your description of the book alone had me hooked but the tasting has me reading more.
I really like the title of this collection; add that to the cover art and you have an instant piece of chick lit! It sounds like us girly girls will really be able to relate to these poems, which for me, was a hard thing to come by when I was that age.
Not a book I would be interested in. I am still not a big fan of poetry and I'm definitely not a fan of vampires. I guess when I think of poetry it is about love, relationships and inter-feelings.
I imagine a person who likes vampires may be interested in this collection of poems
I really like that this collection as a sense of truth and memoir to it. I also agree that the cover art is very appealing and would certainly attract high school girls.
Although this title would not be suitable for my current collection, I am glad to have the opportunity to hear about books such as this one. This is a perfect way to get an insight on titles that would appeal to a high school audience.
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