This is a sparkling collection of some forty-five poems by the fifteen year old daughter of Murtaza Bhutto, who was gunned down during the premiership of his sister, Benazir Bhutto. Though written two or three years before the assassination, they are largely premonitory and speak of a life of loneliness and separation.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By kamal
Format:Hardcover
i was given this book as a present and am normally not the type to seek out works of poetry on my own but fortunately i really enjoyed this book. the poems are honest and refreshing. instead of writing how she feels she's supposed to, bhutto writes from the heart and what she feels. i wasn't going to write a comment but saw the last one on this page, it seemed so out of place and obviously personal or rather politically motivated i had to say something. a really wonderful book. have a read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Anoushe
Format:Hardcover
what a poignant book.. i was really touched reading it and felt the loss of the poet..
the above review was a bit strange, i wonder if it was politically motivated? the poems and the life of the author seems at odds with her former prime minister aunt. regardless, its a touching piece of work..
the above review was a bit strange, i wonder if it was politically motivated? the poems and the life of the author seems at odds with her former prime minister aunt. regardless, its a touching piece of work..
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The granddaughter of Z.A.Bhutto, and niece of Benazir Bhutto, is no poet. This collection leaves one untouched. The title is quite appropriate, however, for the poems have no whisper of originality, and leave the reader deserted of any emotional response. Perhaps, one might wonder that Ms. Bhutto has been published more for her name, than for what some may mistake for talent. The collection does contain two noteworthy works - the polemic "She Sits", and the purportedly prophetic "Bullets" - but this is due more to their subject matter than their poeticism, and they rise only scarcely above the poor standard of the collection as a whole. I recommend that one looking to read Pakistani poetry should not seize upon this work as an example, for it would be doing a fine literary heritage a great injustice.
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