Rating: Summary: Jewel made a satisfying attempt... Review: I'll try to keep my criticism to a minimum, but I do have a few complaints about Jewel's poetry book. First of all, her unabridged book contained so much suggestive, even vulgar, content that it had was later reduced to a children's editon, one of which I own. I'm sure that she realizes she is admired by several youths; you'd expect that she'd respect their innocent minds. Also, many of her poems were bland and reptitive. She discussed cows, Alaska, and prositutes too many times. Yet on the positive side, her poems did offer thoughtful insight on life. Perhaps one of the most compelling poems I have ever read, "Father of a Deaf Girl", was extremely well-executed. Thank you, Jewel, this short story really changed me. It tells of the trapped life of a deaf girl and her abusive father in a short paragraph. All in all, Jewel composed a decent collection.
Rating: Summary: Dear Ianthea Lally , Review: The poem too many nights is a great poem. If you think about it. I think of my life. I have lived with both my parents and now suddenly i live with one. The feeling is so hard to deal with and its hard to put in words and jewel tried to do so and i think she did it in a great way.
Rating: Summary: Can you connect any more with me? Review: Jewel put love and her soul in her poems. I felt like I could relate to each one. If you look beyond her written word to what she is actually saying that you could appreciate her work too.
Rating: Summary: I like it Review: Art is expression of self, not how one measures up to an arbitrary model. I enjoy Jewel's work... I find it simple and beautiful. Very enjoyable and, I beleive, very much Jewel.
Rating: Summary: Doesn't take much to get called poetry these days, huh? Review: What's with all these 2-5 line poems taking up a whole page on a book? I used to try that trick in school, you know... write bigger and hopefully the teacher will give you credit for having written a 12 page essay which really should have taken up 6 pages.This book is an insult to those who have studied real poetry, and appreciate real poetry. I am glad this was a borrowed book. All it takes is a record deal and a few whiny angsty lines on a page and bada-bing... "poetry". I have nothing against modern poetry in general, and the creativity and the lack of rigidity in poems these days, but how low do you have to sink? There are still fresh ideas left in the world, and poetry to be written about it. If you absolutely must see these poems, use your library card, not your wallet.
Rating: Summary: In all Objectivity Review: In all, Jewel's book is not bad. The quality of the work ranks at fair to good undergraduate poetry. There are some clever lines and a small scattering of images worth remembering. The work does, however, lack the sculpted clarity and remarkable insight that makes a book of poetry truly great, or truly memorable. But, in light of that, Jewel's book is not completely without merit. I would recommend this book to those with a passion for melodrama, or those who simply like to see some poetry and are not terribly demanding about craft. But if you are interested in poetry that is going to burn the roof of your mouth, your time might be better spent elsewhere.
Rating: Summary: NOT A REAL POET Review: a real poet speaks from what they know and she says nothing.she is using her fame to still the spotlight from true talents like me .she is taking away from real poets the chance to make it to be heard .she needs to stop writing these books of pure nothingness and use her fame to help someone with true talent make it.
Rating: Summary: Spend your money on REAL poetry Review: Yes, I regretfully went through my "jewel-phase" about a year ago as most of you reading this probably did. However, I realized when reading this, how totally premature and inane her poetry really is. It would take her a while to seriously develop her "writing skills" and the only reason that she recieved so much response to this drivel is the blatant fact that it was written post-pop career. She uses a simple writing style but it soon becomes obvious that it is no more than her inadequacy to go further than that. For example, her poem "Too Many Nights"--- It's been too many nights of being with to now be suddenly without It may sound OK, maybe for a scattered thought or something to elaborate on, but I wonder if JEWEL even knows what she's saying here. If you're looking for REAL POETRY try somewhere other than here.
Rating: Summary: a TOUCHING memoir into JEWEL'S BOSOM Review: As I browsed through some 300+ reviews, i noticed it certainly is a love/hate relationship with this book. It is apparent who are the Jewel fans (including the obsessers), and equally apparent who is being as objective as possible although sometimes their loathing for a pop-poet is evident. I find it all rather humerous though. Personally I found the poems amusing (using the strictest of definitions, confer your OED) - instantly I noticed all the titles of the poems are the first or second lines of the poems. Although this is a poetic device, I would argue this being intentional on her part. Reading these dry montages of her life, I would take a drink of water and move on to the next to see what else she has to say. I dont have a favorite. I am not a huge fan of poetry, so its a little difficult for me to give an all together accurate critique, however I know good language usage when I hear it (i.e. Nabakov; Joyce). It is evident that her music is more inspiring for her as I feel her music and words are clearler more expressionable, refined and poetic (her first album more than her second).
Rating: Summary: If you're a white, North American woman between 12 and 15, Review: then you may like this book because you'll find something to relate to. If you read poetry regularly, you will find this writing valueless. If you are a Jewel fan, this is a must. If you are not, then you will realize, of course, that only her rock-star status enabled her to publish this drek. As a humorist and a musician in a band that will never achieve pop stardom, I see this as a source of satire. Try this: read one of the poems outloud with as much emotion as you can, while trying not to laugh. It's not easy.
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