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Title: Gold Cell by Sharon Olds ISBN: 0-394-74770-4 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 February, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Whoa.
Comment: I've never read poetry this honest, this heart-wrenching, this intense, this passionate, this realistic, this humorous, this painful... I could go on for ages, but it would turn into drooling dribble. Olds is amazingly talented. Her work is graphic, as real life is, and not to be taken lightly. Buy it, commit to reading it, appreciate her world view.
Rating: 5
Summary: you need this
Comment: Emily Dickinson once said something to the extent of, that when she felt that the top of her head had been taken off, she knew that was true poetry. That's how I felt while reading The Gold Cell, and I assure you, that's a great thing. This is an incredibly powerful read and well worth your time.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Exhilarating Read, But Not For Everyone. . .
Comment: Sharon Olds delves deeply into the heart of what it means to be human in her collection of poems, "The Gold Cell." I am continually amazed as to how she deals with taboo subjects, such as sex, religion, and morality, with direct and shockingly vivid language. In this particular collection of poems, Olds uses the image of blood to represent various motifs; the blood between family ties, its relation to sex and the body, and even the patriotic sense and the "Americaness" of blood. Using this single word, Olds is able to create an infinite number of images and meanings that go far beyond the common notion that blood is what supplies the body with life. This is by far one of the most influential books of poetry that I have encountered in my career. I do not recommend it to those who are squimish or who are prone to heart-failure at the mention of the word "sex" or "penis." While most of her poems are alluring and evocative, many will shock you with their unabashed treatment of sensitive subjects. For those of you who wish to divulge into the mind of what it means to be human, I whole-heartedly recommend this collection of poetry. Olds' poems not only examine what it means to be human but what it means to be moral beings. Prepare for a journey that will reveal the emotional and raw psychology of the human mind.
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Title: The Dead and the Living by Sharon Olds ISBN: 0394715632 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 12 February, 1984 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Blood, Tin, Straw : Poems by Sharon Olds ISBN: 0375707352 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 05 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Wellspring : Poems by Sharon Olds ISBN: 0679765603 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 30 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Unswept Room by Sharon Olds ISBN: 0375709983 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 24 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Satan Says by Sharon Olds ISBN: 0822953145 Publisher: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr (Txt) Pub. Date: April, 1985 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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