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A review by readclever
Maps for the Modern World by Valerie June Hockett
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Valerie June Hockett for the chance to provide an honest review for a copy of the audiobook.
Valerie June Hockett provides a view into her thoughts and personal philosophies in this poetry collection. A sense of optimism and hope as she writes about humans and our space within society, large and small. The poetry flows across, letting you feel less alone, when listening to her voice bring the words to life. Part may be the fact she's got a twang, which for this southern woman far from home, feels like comfort. Hockett's words are soothing.
It's not like my usual style and love--Emily Dickinson for those don't know--yet the contemplation of life seems tangible. Like you're looking inside a private notebook of thoughts. The feelings of belonging, of nature, of life, match so perfectly to what I need. My favorite section is probably Earth and Other Worlds. However, the final section really spoke to me as well. I found the calls to action among the words to be very appealing.
I really "The Words" the most. Reminded that words travel through time and space, in how we still discuss lives millennia between.
Content: 4.5/5 stars.
Narration: 3.5/5 stars.
I had to speed up the narration. Sounded like they slowed the twang down too much. That twang is what really sells the work, frankly. There's a feeling of truth in that space.
Valerie June Hockett provides a view into her thoughts and personal philosophies in this poetry collection. A sense of optimism and hope as she writes about humans and our space within society, large and small. The poetry flows across, letting you feel less alone, when listening to her voice bring the words to life. Part may be the fact she's got a twang, which for this southern woman far from home, feels like comfort. Hockett's words are soothing.
It's not like my usual style and love--Emily Dickinson for those don't know--yet the contemplation of life seems tangible. Like you're looking inside a private notebook of thoughts. The feelings of belonging, of nature, of life, match so perfectly to what I need. My favorite section is probably Earth and Other Worlds. However, the final section really spoke to me as well. I found the calls to action among the words to be very appealing.
I really "The Words" the most. Reminded that words travel through time and space, in how we still discuss lives millennia between.
Content: 4.5/5 stars.
Narration: 3.5/5 stars.
I had to speed up the narration. Sounded like they slowed the twang down too much. That twang is what really sells the work, frankly. There's a feeling of truth in that space.