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Sonder

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Sonder
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Author :: picklejuice100

Reviewer :: athenaxglamour_

Cover :: 9/10

I liked it at first glance. There is nothing that is missing out. Most of all, the picture is everything that you want to convey through your words. This cover is perfect for your poetry book. No change is required. 

Title :: 5/5

Beautiful, aesthetic, meaningful, and concise. Just one word speaks the whole story behind your poetry book. The realization that everyone outside of us has their own life is a subject that conveys literally the feelings of each human being out there. Most of all, all your poems match this single words even if their subject matter is different. Good job! 

Synopsis :: 4/10

Your synopsis is too short, and two lines aren't enough for the synopsis. I understand that it's a poetry book, but we need to make sure that we catch our audience's attention. Add some poetic lines or a stanza from your book in the synopsis. And then tell us what you are going to provide us in your book. It would be great if you add the definition of "Sonder" in the synopsis. Follow the following format: 

Definition of Sonder. Brief. 

Quote/ lines from your your book

Your extra author note 

Themes or Subjects :: ⅘

Each poem in the book reveals a special theme. A specific theme that is executed beautifully and wonderfully. The knowledge and research on the topic is subjective, that is the beauty of poetry. It's beautiful to read a poet's view just randomly. You have a nice yet simple grip in this area. 

Technicalities :: 9/10

Since there are only five poems, I didn't find any major grammar issues. Your sentence structure is good, and your tenses are consistent. Punctuations are alright as well. And yeah, that's all I have to say. Also, good job! 

Structure/form :: 5/5

The free verse form subject suits well to the subject matter that you want to convey. Sometimes, I feel like it switched in prose verse form too but again, that's not wrong. If this book was in some other structure then you might have faced problems. Otherwise, free verse is very simple to write and easy to read.  

Writing style :: 9/10

I liked the way you went with a simple yet powerful style. Your vocabulary is decent, not over fancy as some writers do. Sometimes the flow of reading is very rhythmic when I read it aloud. Keep writing, keep discovering more. Just my suggestion, add some aesthetic appeal to your book. You can do this by adding banners etc. It's merely a suggestion.  

Personal Enjoyment :: 5 /5

Writing poetry is an art, and not everyone is a master of it. If you have a heart that speaks poetry, your hands spontaneously write magical feelings of your heart. You know this art well. I feel that you are still new to poetry but your words have power to weigh your audience's heart. Just like you did mine. 

Total :: 50/60