Book Review: 'Love and Misadventure' by Lang Leav

This is a post I have wanted to do for a long time but alas, there are not enough hours in the day for me to do all the things I want to. I know it is an excuse I give too often but I honestly didn't realise how hard maintaining a blog whilst studying for a degree would be. But leaving that aside, I shall get straight into what we are all here for (hopefully!), my thoughts on Lang Leav's book.

I will admit it, I first heard about this through the countless posts I encounted on Tumblr (go follow me!) quoting Leav's poems but even before I knew about the hype around this book, I was intrigued by all the snippets of her poems that I had heard. I searched through countless Waterstones stores on multiple occasions and at last I managed to find one copy of this book.

This is such a cute little book with a few beautiful illustrations in it which add to the tragically beautiful feel of the book as a whole. I wrote a review on this at Goodreads which I will copy below, mainly because it pretty much sums up all I have to say on this book.

Lang Leav manages to speak directly from my heart. Some feelings I did not yet understand that I had, or that it was possible to have, are perfectly articulated in her concise poems. In Part 1: Misadventures, this was especially true for me. It was a very personal experience. I realised the true nature of all my 'misadventures' and the beauty of her writing moved me with her own emotion but allowed me to reflect on my own experiences. The other parts of the book do not especially mirror any experiences that I have personally had before but I know that for many they will. Despite this, I loved reading these poems too because they were so delicately written but powerfully filled with true emotion. 

I understand that there are people who do not like this book. Many find this poetry too simple and too 'plain' to be considered proper poetry. This may not be a work of metaphorical genius with deep, creative image-play but it is accessible. Not everyone likes or understands very serious poetry. What Leav manages to do is offer something that everyone can relate to and enjoy. Sometimes poetry just needs to make people feel something and this does just that. The book is still peppered with many small, but perfectly adequate, metaphors which help express Leav's feelings wonderfully.

I really would encourage anyone who is a sucker for romance, good and bad, to read this. Although it is simple, it is beautiful and personal which is what poetry should be like. Even if you are not a big poetry fan, this is very easy-going and most of the poems are only a few lines long.

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Have any of you guys read this book? Tell me your thoughts!