The Poet X

 10/14/22

The book I picked up was The Poet X and this is supposed to be a quick read to get you out of your reading slump. Just what I need right now. I'm about halfway through the book and it is interesting. The whole book is written like a series of poems, which makes it an easy read so far. My only complaint is that there is Spanish in the book without translations. Being a non-Spanish speaker, I don't understand some stuff. I kind of get the idea but it would be nice to have translations somewhere for some words. Or, even an explanation of what some things are. Its just a small suggestion for those that don't quite understand but it isn't really necessary. It's just something I would personally like. But the story is interesting to show how our main character's mother is really religious and our main character is starting to wonder that maybe there is more than what the bible tell you. So far the story is just two generations clashing in ideals. Especially when our main character wants to become a poet but her mother doesn't want her to because it's devil's work. Or, something like that. It must be heard to express yourself in a strict household. But I am wondering if the main character is going to express her feelings to her mother or not. Especially about writing. I guess I just have to continue reading.

12/17/22

I've been debating this for a while. Should I request this book from the library again and try to finish it? Or, do I add it to the DNF list? Judging by the title, I decided to not finish it. I was enjoying the book and the story it was telling through the poems. But once I got halfway, that was where it lost me. Things started to slow way down to the point I felt like nothing was happening in the book. I'm sure it would pick up more if I continued to read, but I just don't have the desire or the motivation to finish the book. So I decided to add this book to the DNF list. This book just wasn't for me and since I didn't finish it, it gets a low star rating. But I feel like it is fair to the author if I was honest instead of forcing myself to finish the book. If I forced it, I'll probably end up hating it in the end.