The Way Back Home
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- Author：Courtney Peppernell
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Reviews
Dani Figueroa
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This was my first Courtney Peppernell book， and though I mostly enjoyed it， some of the longer form prose dragged for me。 I enjoyed the themes of strength and musings on the world in general， but I don’t think Peppernell’s style suits me。 I hesitate to make a judgement， since poetry is so subjective， however I do not think I’ll read others of her books。Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for providing an e-arc
Elise （also known by my second name Emma）
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The Way Back Home by Courtney Peppernell goes through the different stages of the isolation the world experienced due to the global pandemic in the form of the construction of a house。 Each chapter manifests different emotions and pains that was experienced over the course of the pandemic。 I found this poetry book by Courtney to be heartwarming and thoughtful。 I would flashback to the times during the lockdown when I would feel the same way as the poem would and it made me feel less alone in wha The Way Back Home by Courtney Peppernell goes through the different stages of the isolation the world experienced due to the global pandemic in the form of the construction of a house。 Each chapter manifests different emotions and pains that was experienced over the course of the pandemic。 I found this poetry book by Courtney to be heartwarming and thoughtful。 I would flashback to the times during the lockdown when I would feel the same way as the poem would and it made me feel less alone in what I had felt back then。 This poetry book feels like hearth and home。 This is what we all needed during the pandemic and what I wish I had back then。 。。。more
Catherine
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for access to this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️A noble undertaking for a poetic work with a sweet guide， and a novel imagining of collecting and rediscovering the different facets of a soul （courage， hope， etc。） in the guise of building a house， I was hopeful going into this collection。 Overall however， I found it to be rather simplistic， and repetitive。 Though there were points that had some beautiful prose， I found myself waiting for a Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for access to this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️A noble undertaking for a poetic work with a sweet guide， and a novel imagining of collecting and rediscovering the different facets of a soul （courage， hope， etc。） in the guise of building a house， I was hopeful going into this collection。 Overall however， I found it to be rather simplistic， and repetitive。 Though there were points that had some beautiful prose， I found myself waiting for a revelatory discovery for each section rather than conclusions such as simply “I found the courage”。 I do think this author has a strong imagination and a distinctive voice， and perhaps this approach just wasn’t for me。 Given the gentle， innocent approach the author takes to this journey home， it might even be better suited marketed to a younger audience。 。。。more
Manja
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I really loved the format of this short story/poetry collection。 The way the different elements were organized and categorised， with the super cute illustrations throughout was really lovely。 I feel like the author put a lot of effort in them。 Although I actually quite liked some lines and quotes， most of which were really personal to Peppernell herself， I found that overall this collection didn't touch me the way I wanted it to。 In some ways it felt a little surface level to me personally， espe I really loved the format of this short story/poetry collection。 The way the different elements were organized and categorised， with the super cute illustrations throughout was really lovely。 I feel like the author put a lot of effort in them。 Although I actually quite liked some lines and quotes， most of which were really personal to Peppernell herself， I found that overall this collection didn't touch me the way I wanted it to。 In some ways it felt a little surface level to me personally， especially since it's about themes we've probably all experienced during the pandemic times and thus were topics the author could've gone more "in depth" with。 I think it has to do with the writing style， or maybe it's just to do with the fact that I'm a reader who's very inexperienced when it comes to prose and poetry （collections）。 A big， big thank you to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Ale_opinionerd
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The Way Back Home di Courtney Peppernell è stato davvero una bella scoperta sia a livello narrativo sia quello poetico， certo alcune poesie erano sottotono e meno epatiche di altre ma non c’è da farne una colpa， è normalissimo。
Natalie all_books_great_and_small
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I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。The way back Home is another outstandingly beautiful collection of poems by one of my favourite poets Courtney Peppernell。 If the cover doesn't catch your attention to the beauty in this book the first section will。 Courtney's poems always resonate deep within me and I often find myself nodding to what she had written as I can relate to so much of her writings on so many level I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers。The way back Home is another outstandingly beautiful collection of poems by one of my favourite poets Courtney Peppernell。 If the cover doesn't catch your attention to the beauty in this book the first section will。 Courtney's poems always resonate deep within me and I often find myself nodding to what she had written as I can relate to so much of her writings on so many levels。 The illustrations are just as gorgeous at the cover and I hope to buy all her books in physical form one day to read over and over again。 If you love poetry， I definitely recommend her！ 。。。more
Pamela Scott
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https://thebookloversboudoir。wordpres。。。I enjoyed The Way Back Home a lot。 The main issue is had is the lack of poetry in what’s supposed to be a poetry collection。 I know the blurb states ‘combines storytelling， poetry， and prose’ but there was not a poem in sight。 The prose and stories in the collection were well-written， powerful and engaging but I felt like I’d been cheated a little as I wanted some poetry。 https://thebookloversboudoir。wordpres。。。I enjoyed The Way Back Home a lot。 The main issue is had is the lack of poetry in what’s supposed to be a poetry collection。 I know the blurb states ‘combines storytelling， poetry， and prose’ but there was not a poem in sight。 The prose and stories in the collection were well-written， powerful and engaging but I felt like I’d been cheated a little as I wanted some poetry。 。。。more
Robin Pelletier
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A pandemic collection of poetry。 I love the way it was organized and I love the art work between each of the chapter breaks; the themes of each section connected with each other and built upon each other in a beautiful way。 This collection was wholesome， inspiring and restorative。 I found myself nodding along with certain poems， tears pricking my eyes at others， and smiling through most。 Some of this book was prose， some of it was poetry， other parts were stories。 I did read it in chunks by the A pandemic collection of poetry。 I love the way it was organized and I love the art work between each of the chapter breaks; the themes of each section connected with each other and built upon each other in a beautiful way。 This collection was wholesome， inspiring and restorative。 I found myself nodding along with certain poems， tears pricking my eyes at others， and smiling through most。 Some of this book was prose， some of it was poetry， other parts were stories。 I did read it in chunks by the themes。 。。。more
Lorin Graebner
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Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review。First of the illustrations are absolutely adorable。 I’d buy the book just for these。 The poetry collection itself was very heartfelt。 I could connect und identify with a lot of the poems。 I am an absolute fan of the author’s work and this book， although it’s not her best work， did not disappoint。 However， I have to admit， that the book bore me in some places。 Some of the poems were very sim Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review。First of the illustrations are absolutely adorable。 I’d buy the book just for these。 The poetry collection itself was very heartfelt。 I could connect und identify with a lot of the poems。 I am an absolute fan of the author’s work and this book， although it’s not her best work， did not disappoint。 However， I have to admit， that the book bore me in some places。 Some of the poems were very similar to each other and made it seem a bit redundant。 Overall， I thought it was a good book to read in between。 。。。more
tahlia
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I've read most of Courtney Peppernell's books， but I'm still on the lookout for something that compares to my favourite of hers， The Road Between。 The collection The Way Back Home is about purpose， love， and courage。 Some poems are repetitive and express the same idea in different ways。 That was the main issue I had。 Despite the fact that I enjoyed the book for the most part， I didn't fall in love with it。 There weren't many poems in this book that I felt were particularly noteworthy， unlike in I've read most of Courtney Peppernell's books， but I'm still on the lookout for something that compares to my favourite of hers， The Road Between。 The collection The Way Back Home is about purpose， love， and courage。 Some poems are repetitive and express the same idea in different ways。 That was the main issue I had。 Despite the fact that I enjoyed the book for the most part， I didn't fall in love with it。 There weren't many poems in this book that I felt were particularly noteworthy， unlike in other books by her where I would be annotating every page。 On a positive note， she never misses with having beautifully illustrated covers。 Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of ‘The Way Back Home’ in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Yamini
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If you have not read "The Pillow Thoughts" by this author - go & read that now！As soon as I saw the cover I immediately thought about Pillow Thoughts & that's how I got to pick this one。 Talking about the structure of this book is a mixture of prose & poetry with added illustrations peeking in。 The concept & plot of this book was contemporary with the last 2 years we have all faced， which I thoroughly enjoyed。 While the Blank verses were great & the prose helped us relate to the story of the poe If you have not read "The Pillow Thoughts" by this author - go & read that now！As soon as I saw the cover I immediately thought about Pillow Thoughts & that's how I got to pick this one。 Talking about the structure of this book is a mixture of prose & poetry with added illustrations peeking in。 The concept & plot of this book was contemporary with the last 2 years we have all faced， which I thoroughly enjoyed。 While the Blank verses were great & the prose helped us relate to the story of the poetries， but it failed to establish the connection that I usually get from this author's work。 Usually， these books entice your critical thinking which felt a little misplaced in this book。 Apart from that everything else was good & I am still looking forward to other works by this author。 Would like to close this review with my fav。 lines in this book:"For even in the stillness of this life，Your existence mattersCourage lives in theRefusal to surrenderAnd the will to stay。" 。。。more
Arianna
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My favorite thing about Courtney Peppernell's poetry collections are the characters that she creates and revolves the story around！ The illustrations are incredible， as always！ We've spent so much time looking forwards to the end of the pandemic that it was a surreal experience to read about the beginning & the worst of it。 It feels strange to already see it appearing in literature。 The themes of life & loss are shared beautifully alongside tales of courage， strength， and love。 Even if you're no My favorite thing about Courtney Peppernell's poetry collections are the characters that she creates and revolves the story around！ The illustrations are incredible， as always！ We've spent so much time looking forwards to the end of the pandemic that it was a surreal experience to read about the beginning & the worst of it。 It feels strange to already see it appearing in literature。 The themes of life & loss are shared beautifully alongside tales of courage， strength， and love。 Even if you're not someone who generally reads poetry collections， you should read this one！ It's so well done & connected that it feels like you're reading a novel told through verse。 。。。more
Gabriel Noel
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ARC given by NetGalley & Edelwiess+ for Honest ReviewCourtney Peppernell's newest collection is mostly prose and personal/confessional stories about love， mental health， growth， and finding your way back to the place you call home。 This collection fell flat for me。 I am reminded of the way I felt about Amanda Lovelace's new work as well。 Early Peppernell's poetry and prose was lush， enticing， and enjoyable。 This collection felt stale， overdone， and repetitive。 Now， I will not rule out the fact t ARC given by NetGalley & Edelwiess+ for Honest ReviewCourtney Peppernell's newest collection is mostly prose and personal/confessional stories about love， mental health， growth， and finding your way back to the place you call home。 This collection fell flat for me。 I am reminded of the way I felt about Amanda Lovelace's new work as well。 Early Peppernell's poetry and prose was lush， enticing， and enjoyable。 This collection felt stale， overdone， and repetitive。 Now， I will not rule out the fact that maybe I have outgrown this author。。。but when I was thumbing through some of her pervious work I became envious that I'm not getting to read that for the first time！ I still enjoy her earlier books！I'm all for breaking the mold when it comes to traditional prose/poetry， but the lack of titles/segues left me feeling lost and frustrated。 It flowed well but I felt like I didn't have any sort of natural breaks and rests。The illustrations are cute and charming and bring the collection some of the life it is lacking。 。。。more
Sam
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The Way Back Home⭐️⭐️⭐️。5Thank you Netgalley & publisher for the ARC！ I really enjoyed the gentle and easy words used throughout this book。 It felt very soft spoken and well written and touched on topics that were about the smaller things in love。 I enjoyed a majority of the poems， prose， and short stories。 If I’m being honest， I felt like the book lost its theme of “finding the way home” and “building yourself up” so to speak once the focus on love and romance started makings it’s way in。 Overa The Way Back Home⭐️⭐️⭐️。5Thank you Netgalley & publisher for the ARC！ I really enjoyed the gentle and easy words used throughout this book。 It felt very soft spoken and well written and touched on topics that were about the smaller things in love。 I enjoyed a majority of the poems， prose， and short stories。 If I’m being honest， I felt like the book lost its theme of “finding the way home” and “building yourself up” so to speak once the focus on love and romance started makings it’s way in。 Overall I enjoyed this read， I had high expectations going into this and although they were not met， it was sweet。 。。。more
Mandy Kell
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The Way Back Home by Courtney Peppernell is another inspirational， poetic masterpiece from one of the most talented voices of our generation。 Courtney tackles the trauma and pain of the Covid 19 pandemic with a series of beautiful， hopeful poems and thoughtful observations。 She speaks of resilience， grief， love， and loss in a raw way that invites the reader to join in the journey towards healing and rebuilding。 I recommend this book to anyone who will read it！
Amanda
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The Way Back Home is a collection of poems dealing with a wide range of emotions。What I liked:~Varied styles of poetry~I love the cover and the few illustrations included~I really identified with the poems dealing with grief~The poems are grouped together by themeWhat I didn't love~some of the poems felt more essay like to me~some lacked an emotional depth and felt more like it was aiming for inspirational without eliciting the other emotions needed first。I would recommend reading this a few poe The Way Back Home is a collection of poems dealing with a wide range of emotions。What I liked:~Varied styles of poetry~I love the cover and the few illustrations included~I really identified with the poems dealing with grief~The poems are grouped together by themeWhat I didn't love~some of the poems felt more essay like to me~some lacked an emotional depth and felt more like it was aiming for inspirational without eliciting the other emotions needed first。I would recommend reading this a few poems at a time and marking those that you'd like to come back to and read again。 This is an easy collection to take what you need from as it offers a range of emotions and topics。 。。。more
Courtney
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More of a collection of short prose interspersed with poems than a traditional poetry collection， 'The Way Back Home' is just as heartfelt and personal as all of Peppernell's works to date。 She captures all the struggle， and love， and hope of navigating the uncertain times of the last few years with an epathetic voice that can be relatable to any reader， considering the globally spanning subject of this particular collection。 While I understand that Peppernell's "instagram poetry" style isn't ne More of a collection of short prose interspersed with poems than a traditional poetry collection， 'The Way Back Home' is just as heartfelt and personal as all of Peppernell's works to date。 She captures all the struggle， and love， and hope of navigating the uncertain times of the last few years with an epathetic voice that can be relatable to any reader， considering the globally spanning subject of this particular collection。 While I understand that Peppernell's "instagram poetry" style isn't necessarily for everyone， I also believe she's well established enough that readers ought to know more or less what they're getting into at this point。 Besides which， the beauty of poetry is in its proximation to more visual arts in that there is no "right" way to write a beautiful poem， and that all formats have the potential for soul and merit。 If you like Courtney Peppernell's style， you will likely enjoy this collection。 If it's not for you， then skip it; but I'm not interested in arguing the legitimacy of poetry format when it's entirely subjective。Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this collection in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Taun
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THANK YOU to Andrews McMeel Publishing & NetGalley for sending me this ARC。 All reviews are honest reflections of my own opinions， always。With it's stunning cover， whimsical illustrations， & the promise of poetry & prose within， I was happy enough to take the time to explore this collection。 Mostly thoughts & words of encouragement fill these pages， who's creation was sparked & formed by the pandemic we have all suffered through in many forms。The book also touches on LGBTQ+ issues。While I enjoye THANK YOU to Andrews McMeel Publishing & NetGalley for sending me this ARC。 All reviews are honest reflections of my own opinions， always。With it's stunning cover， whimsical illustrations， & the promise of poetry & prose within， I was happy enough to take the time to explore this collection。 Mostly thoughts & words of encouragement fill these pages， who's creation was sparked & formed by the pandemic we have all suffered through in many forms。The book also touches on LGBTQ+ issues。While I enjoyed bits of lines here & there， I cannot say this collection was altogether for me。 Like many others I'm finding， I felt it bordered on self-help， contained little poetry （but lots of short story/prose）， had a healthy does of repetition & something that felt along the lines of generic encouragement。 Poetry is subjective， as with all reading， & I understand and respect that Peppernell's writing has had a deep abiding impact on many readers。 Perhaps her other collection would be better suited to my personal reading tastes。 。。。more
Yolanda | yolandaannmarie。reads
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[arc review]Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review。The Way Back Home releases on August 23。I recently read Pillow Thoughts volumes 1-4 and quickly came to love Courtney Peppernell's writing style， so I was very excited to have the opportunity to read this。The Way Back Home takes inspiration from the '19 pandemic， and helps guide us as humans to essentially find our way back home （routines/familiarity）， or to emerge from any obst [arc review]Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review。The Way Back Home releases on August 23。I recently read Pillow Thoughts volumes 1-4 and quickly came to love Courtney Peppernell's writing style， so I was very excited to have the opportunity to read this。The Way Back Home takes inspiration from the '19 pandemic， and helps guide us as humans to essentially find our way back home （routines/familiarity）， or to emerge from any obstacle that we might have found troubling or traumatic。 This is split into 8 components， all with the intentions of finding:- courage- support- strength- grace- resilience- love- purpose- faithI think anyone would be able to benefit from parts of this poetry book， whether they apply meaning to the resurface from pandemic life or not。While I did enjoy this， I found it to be more prose than poetry， and ultimately started to lose some interest along the way。"The maple trees are shedding leaves， and I am reminded of the beauty in letting go。The way the trees rustle and the leaves fall， and yet the branches remain。Like shedding layers of skin， only our bones stay the same， like a house with no walls， but the structure is still in place。。。""But a forest is not a forest because of one tree。 It is a forest because of many trees。 We too are made up of many working parts—and together they carry us forward in life。" 。。。more
Annalise Nicole
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The Way Back Home captures the uncertainty of being exposed to a global pandemic。 The author speaks of courage in all forms before， present， and （eventually） after our global crisis。Through relatable words of wisdom， guidance， and suffering， Country Peppernell paints an elaborate and powerful picture of rising to find your courage as it is deeply rooted in your heart and flows throughout you。 She tells you that you just need to find it。The author guides you through thoughts that everyone was see The Way Back Home captures the uncertainty of being exposed to a global pandemic。 The author speaks of courage in all forms before， present， and （eventually） after our global crisis。Through relatable words of wisdom， guidance， and suffering， Country Peppernell paints an elaborate and powerful picture of rising to find your courage as it is deeply rooted in your heart and flows throughout you。 She tells you that you just need to find it。The author guides you through thoughts that everyone was seemingly having around the same time when the world inevitably shut down and began its societal reset。 After the slow release back into society， she starts to give you treats of acceptance and longing for the future to be known through beautiful words from the heart， the home of courage。Thank you， Net Galley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with an ARC of Courtney Peppernell’s “The Way Back Home” in exchange for my honest review and opinions。 。。。more
Chelsea
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Thank you Netgalley for the advance reader copy of The Way Back Home by Courtney Peppernell in exchange for an honest review。 I am really glad that I was able to download this book。 It was a beautifully written book of poetry about love， loss， courage and hope。 It really struck a chord within me and I kept reading it to people and sharing how poignant the words were。
Ghada
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This just didn't work for me。 Which was sad because some of these poems were actually good。 Still， for the most part， it felt less like a “redemptive journey” and more like being a removed spectator to someone else's， or rather more frankly， like I was nosing through someone's diary where they recounted the experience。 That is， I could not relate。 The title and synopsis gave me the impression of it being some profound self-discovery journey on the way to healing， but then I came out disappointed This just didn't work for me。 Which was sad because some of these poems were actually good。 Still， for the most part， it felt less like a “redemptive journey” and more like being a removed spectator to someone else's， or rather more frankly， like I was nosing through someone's diary where they recounted the experience。 That is， I could not relate。 The title and synopsis gave me the impression of it being some profound self-discovery journey on the way to healing， but then I came out disappointed。 Even universal themes like loneliness and self-doubt did not quite hit home for me with all the overly specific descriptions。Thank you to NetGally and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Alexa
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This poetry collection was not for me。 I did not really connect with the work or most of the metaphors this time around。 One thing about covid is I’m exhausted with hearing and reading about it and this work talks about it some more without really adding any new perspective so I found it tedious to read any covid-related poems。 I also felt that sometimes the sections started to feel a little repetitive。 But thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for making this book available to re This poetry collection was not for me。 I did not really connect with the work or most of the metaphors this time around。 One thing about covid is I’m exhausted with hearing and reading about it and this work talks about it some more without really adding any new perspective so I found it tedious to read any covid-related poems。 I also felt that sometimes the sections started to feel a little repetitive。 But thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for making this book available to review。 。。。more
Christine
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Thank you to NetGally and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC and opertunity to review this book of poetry。 I believe poetry should be viewed through a very personal lens given its purpose as art is to evoke emotion。 I have always struggled with reviewers rating a work down because they didn't connect with it。 That just means the art was not for you at the time you read it。 This book of poetry found me exactly when I needed it to。 The current trials I'm navigating have me feeling lost， overwhe Thank you to NetGally and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC and opertunity to review this book of poetry。 I believe poetry should be viewed through a very personal lens given its purpose as art is to evoke emotion。 I have always struggled with reviewers rating a work down because they didn't connect with it。 That just means the art was not for you at the time you read it。 This book of poetry found me exactly when I needed it to。 The current trials I'm navigating have me feeling lost， overwhelmed， alone， critical of myself， and fearful。 I feel like I'm trying to find a way through the pain and trauma and long to feel like myself again。 This work is about finding your way back to that place of comfort that home brings。 It's about the journey we need to take to get back to being in a place where we can shed off the weight of our trials and troubles and be in that lightness of a place that offers shelter and protection。 I found myself reflected back like a mirror in so many of the poems。 I felt all the emotions deeply as I read each piece and kept feeling like it had been written for me。 Poetry is the painting of the literary world。 The words form images as you read and leave impressions on your heart。 Pepperell painted this beautifully and I think it captured so much more than a post COVID world。 It opens windows to those scars we earned having fought through dark days， surviving beginnings we weren't ready to explore， and unrequested endings when we thought we were in the middle still。 And it weaves those scars with gracefully tattooed beauty in the reminders to make room for love， cultivate courage， and celebrate the everyday magic。 。。。more
Sara Jovanovic
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I think the biggest problem with this collection were my inappropriate expectations。 While I wanted to read something like The Space Between Us， my favourite Courtney's work to date， this reminded me more of I Hope You Stay and Watering The Soul， both of which I didn't enjoy that much。 It's written in extremely similar writing style， and now it's becoming quite obvious that it just doesn't work for me。 I feel really indifferent about most of the stuff I read， and I even found myself skimming som I think the biggest problem with this collection were my inappropriate expectations。 While I wanted to read something like The Space Between Us， my favourite Courtney's work to date， this reminded me more of I Hope You Stay and Watering The Soul， both of which I didn't enjoy that much。 It's written in extremely similar writing style， and now it's becoming quite obvious that it just doesn't work for me。 I feel really indifferent about most of the stuff I read， and I even found myself skimming some parts。 The mostly prose format was also tiring， because I prefer classic poetry compared to this writing style。 However， I will still be checking out Courtney's new releases， as well as some backlist titles I missed。 But overall， I could have done without this one。Thanks to the Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
jane
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Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for this eARC！The Way Back Home is a poetry collection that thematizes the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes themes of loss， grace， friendship， as well as touching on LGBT issues。 While all of the above surely is relatable to the 2022 reader， the poems at times fall flat or feel like out of a self-help book （not bad necessarily， just not what one would usually expect out of a collection of poems）。 It was an average read。
cow boy
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ARC GIVEN BY NETGALLEY FOR A HONEST REVIEWComparing Courtney’s first ‘poetry’ collection to this， there is a clear improvement， no more ‘poems’ that are made up of five words。 Yet， I think it’s still very similar。 Themes and writing style are still the same。 I do believe calling it a poetry collection is being generous， it’s not really poetry， it’s prose。 most of the poems， rather than the solid blocks of words in a paragraph， are still a few sentences with line breaks added randomly。 If you enj ARC GIVEN BY NETGALLEY FOR A HONEST REVIEWComparing Courtney’s first ‘poetry’ collection to this， there is a clear improvement， no more ‘poems’ that are made up of five words。 Yet， I think it’s still very similar。 Themes and writing style are still the same。 I do believe calling it a poetry collection is being generous， it’s not really poetry， it’s prose。 most of the poems， rather than the solid blocks of words in a paragraph， are still a few sentences with line breaks added randomly。 If you enjoy Courtney’s previous work and if you like insta poetry， this would be suited for you。 。。。more
Jay Le
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The Way Back Home is a collection of poems relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes themes of loss， grace， friendship， and more。 Peppernell executes this theme well， but I found the book to be an average read。 Nothing really stood out to me for better or for worse （other than its simplicity and mundaneness）。 A good read， but nothing extraordinary。
☁️ kels ☁️
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This was my first Courtney Peppernell book and I now understand the hype！ The concept of this book was flawless and the poetry executed it in a way that made you feel safe in your own skin。 I appreciated how Peppernell took various experiences and emotions such as resilience and love to show how we can build upon ourselves。 The artwork was amazing and added to the reading experience。 All in all， this book serves to be a map for us to use to come back home to ourselves。
Kat
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