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'Heartbreaking... [they] exemplify the best of what Arete has published' --Lachlan Mackinnon, The Guardian
'An intensely personal and, at times, heartbreaking volume of poems' --Mark Brown, The Guardian
'An intensely personal and, at times, heartbreaking volume of poems' --Mark Brown, The Guardian
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Lucinda Gane, Christopher Reid's wife, died in October 2005. A Scattering is his tribute to her and consists of four poetic sequences, the first written during her illness, and the other three at intervals after her death. Shortlisted for the Forward Prize 2009, A Scattering is described by Adam Newey in The Guardian as 'A beautiful book... [that] performs the miracle of bringing the dead back to life.'
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Everyone should read this.,
By Mark Treacher (Gloucestershire, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Scattering (Paperback)
I wholeheartedly recommend this collection of themed poems to everyone who has experienced the loss of a loved-one or who has yet to experience the trauma of such an event. Christopher Reid has shown that poetry doesn't have to be elitist or elusive in nature. Through an almost narrative style we share something of his sense of loss.
This is one of the most poignant, sad, emotionally charged and yet somehow uplifting collections of poems I have read. It is a truly passionate requiem for a relationship. This book deserves the Costa Book Award and more. I cannot praise it highly enough.
93 of 99 people found the following review helpful:
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A great book, please read it,
By Purple Ink "Book Owl" (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Scattering (Paperback)
Christopher Reid has written a beautiful book which can be enjoyed by all of us - especially those who don't like poetry (I generally don't). It has none of the maddening traits which tend to make poetry books so boring. It's written in a crystal clear style, almost like prose, with no strange allusions to Greek gods, no annoying mannerisms, none of the sheer maddening obscurity that makes 99% of poetry so atrociously painful to read (like a bad night at the theatre). I'd compare this book to the best poems of Philip Larkin or W.H.Auden - the great simple truths, told so that we sense their validity as if for the first time. It's a very sad book, about the death of his wife - but it's also full of joy, it's a celebration of love and and life. Please read it and give it to anyone you care about.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Moving,
By Archie "Muttley" (Suffolk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Scattering (Paperback)
'A Scattering ' by Christopher Reid is tragic, but beautifully tragic. Coleridge said that poetry was the 'best words in the best order' and Reid does exactly this. There is nothign difficult about the poetry, but is is immensely moving in it's quiet, simple way. It is one of those works which makes you pause and appreciate all every person in your life. It makes you realise that life is hort and that we should appreicate every moment with those we know and love. It is a sad book, but one which should be read by everyone, regardless of whether they like poetry or not; it's tribute and message are simple, but they are thing which should be repreated again and again.
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