Stuff I've Been Feeling Lately

Firstly, I adore the concept of this book. There's a great juxtaposition between the tracks of side A, which chronicle Alicia's growth and journey of self acceptance, and the haunting 'remixes' of side B. The contrast mirrors the negative voice that exists inside our heads, and is particularly vocal in times of grief and darkness.This book covers several emotional topics - addiction, relationships, and self worth, to name a few. It really does make you consider how you view and evaluate life and the relationships you have with yourself, along with the people around you.It's the perfect book for anybody struggling through something - I read this while going through a break-up and during a particularly bad health patch (due to my chronic disability) which can leave me feeling isolated. I know I'll be returning to this paperback each time I feel the need to reevaluate an aspect of my life.

The concept of the collection was interesting but I don’t think it was well executed. Some of the poems from Side A were intriguing, but I couldn’t connect with the majority of them. Some felt like prose more than poetry, to me, some of the poems simply lacked depth. As the author is invested in music, I felt the lyrical quality of some of the poems. Music is poetry after all and vice versa. However, Side B (the erasure poetry) was difficult to read at points due to my dyslexia and eyesight issues. The concept for this section was pretty cool, but I struggled to read the poems and form the links.

Lovely poetry by Cook, each poem has taken care in it's creation and are beautiful. With each being attached to a certain song when being written - worth the money as the poetry is stunning and would definitely purchase a sequel if it comes about!Only little downside (just my preference) are the pages are the 'floppy' sort, would've been more pleasing if it were made of the typical thicker, white paper as seen in Rupi Kaur's Milk and Honey. However definitely doesn't take away from the beauty of Cook's poetry.

Perfect for dipping in and out of, Cook's battles and triumphs are probably more common than even she realizes. An uplifting read.

Amazing amazing amazing, when I read poetry books I mark pages, highlight parts I like and annotate around the poems, I don't think there is one page that doesn't have anything marked, highlighted or annotated