Thursday, December 26, 2024

the NYT blurb said it will change your life

i either hate
the book
right away after reading the first
dozen lines
or so,
or like it
and press on.
love
comes at the end,
if i make it that far.
no matter what the blurbs
say,
no matter how much
attention
the author has received,
or the book
praised,
i have to take a bite
and then decide whether
to eat
and chew the entire thing.
if a movie is already
in production
about it, then
i'm done before i start.

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