A Night Without Armor : Poems

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Summary: Like the music, like the book.
Review: I discovered Jewel when she played an MTV awards show a few years back and ever since I have been a fan of anything she has released. This book is no exception and has lived up to every expectation. It makes us realise how aware and talented she really is. An exquisite piece of literature.

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Summary: How come there's no lower rating?
Review: I'm glad that Jewel is the first to admit that her terrible book of "poetry" wouldn't have been published had it not been for her singing success. I've read a lot of poetry, and this is by FAR one of the most pathetic attempts I've ever read. She tries, a little too hard, to write like water, fluid and moving, but instead writes fragments of thoughts that can barely stand alone. I pity anyone who actually bought this book. I read it in a bookstore just to see what kind of poet Jewel was, and I can say that my expectations hit the target. The poem about your breasts is absurd--just like your new song "Hands." When it comes to poets like Deborah Garrison and Rita Dove, or singers like Sarah McLachlan and Lauryn Hill, Jewel is as far in talent as is Alaska to Florida.

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Summary: One Word...........GREAT!!!!!!!!!
Review: This is the best book.....this is not a book that relates to one group of people...it relates to everyone. Love it, Love it, Love it. JEWEL ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Summary: it is a great book!
Review: It is beautifully written and imaginally optimistic. Her views on this world are so different.

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Summary: Intriguing!
Review: So we have some negative and positive reviews on this book/CD. I have the CD version of "A Night Without Armor". I think the poems are great, some of which are just a teensy bit dark. Over all though with Jewels sweet, soft voice reciting poetry it sets a stage for serenity. Great job Jewel!!=o) I hope someday you can recite one of my poems. Thank you.

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Summary: Absolute beauty.
Review: Jewel is indeed extremely talented. Those of you who have minds too insipid to realize this, let it be. Bad words are words which should remain unspoken. Her poetry is real and from-the-heart. There is truth and consequentially, beauty in these masterpieces. And even John Keats, perhaps one of the most famous poets of all time, has written of this concept. There is colour, flamboyance and subtle eloquence in her writing... granted, she does not write as did all the celebrity poets of the nineteenth century, but she not only lacks this confirmation of talent (due to the ungrateful, hint hint), but she also seems to lack the narcissistic pomposity and "wannabe"-ism that seems to come along with all contemporary poetry that we tend to see published. She is beauty, inside and out. It's a shame that her talent has been wasted on ingrates.

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Summary: She's too honest.
Review: Okay. I like her songs. But I must say, the poems Jewel wrote were not really good. Subjects are almost related to love, guys, and her breasts. It's like NC-17!!! Needs parental guidance!!!! She's too honest to herself. That's why some people like this book and others ane not.

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Summary: An honest review
Review: Honestly, I enjoyed Jewel's first album. So when I say that that's what she should stick to, I don't mean it cruelly. I bought the book because I love poetry, so much so that it's what I am studying now in college. I have to agree with the reviewers who argue that this book is a sell out. It has no poetic merit. Some say that they prefer honesty and insight over form. The truth is, even if I overlooked the lack of technical merit in her "poetry", it doesn't make a difference. I have a hard time calling her work "poetry." To call this book sincere and honest is absurd. She spends most of the time describing her obsession with breasts, sex, and drugs. Poetry is beautiful because it uses language to communicate the soul. Writers with experience and talent can achieve this at its highest level. Please don't demean poetry by calling Jewel's cliches that. Consider reading Pablo Neruda or Robert Pinsky (who gave his own outraged review of this book in Spin magazine) before you decide whether this is poetry or not. Save your money and read something else, you won't regret passing this one up.

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Summary: She knows life.
Review: I am a bit put downed by all the derogative comments toward Jewel. Poetry is a more then a compilation of fancy words and well sounding rhymes, it is a way of putting your soul on a piece of paper, and she did just that. Her method of writing might not be to the "standard" of all of you whom claimed to be "poetry experts", but she certainly is honest. One reviewer said that she didn't come up with suggestions for the situations she presented, those are the ignorant people who believe that there has to have an answer to every question. And the reason why she did not put any solutions to the situations she depicted is because she's merely asking real questions, and the answers are for us to find.

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Summary: This book is beautiful, powerful
Review: I think this is the most beautiful book of poetry that I have ever read. Her poetry style is fresh and honest. She paints pictures with words in a very unique and artful way. I never listened to Jewel's music when I bought her book -- I picked it up in a store and read "the slow migration of glaciers..." and I was hooked. The beauty of the Alaskan wilderness seemed to reach out of these pages and wrap me in peace. Reading about every-day experiences is healing, and I for one am very grateful this book was written.