“grief has always kept a neat house, which is to say
sometimes feelings are so large that there
isn’t space for anything else.”
Genre: Poetry
Actual Rating: 5 stars
Content Warnings: Death, grief, and mental health (stated in the beginning of the book, 10/10 for that)
This poetry book looks at the topics of death and grief from a very crude, very recent, very real stand point. I loved the hand-drawn doodles that were there to guide you through the story. I loved the duality of Caitlin Conlon’s writing, as the words were both tender and heartbreaking. I think this book has been my favorite poetry book of 2021. I think Coded Signals is my new favorite poem STOP but, also, Ode for the Girls that Camp Out for Concerts spoke to me so deeply. It’s literally the story of me and my friends and how we waited outside of SNL to see Taylor Swift for two seconds (spoiler alert, we didn’t).
I would recommend this book to anyone who’s still grieving (a death or a heartbreak) even if it’s been years since the loss (but really, only pick it up if you feel you’re ready). I would also recommend this book to anyone who likes the works of Andrea Gibson, as I feel they will absolutely love “The Surrender Theory”.
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ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
p.s. I can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy of this book.
p.s.s. I think I’m still in the aftermath.
andrea's galley 