Review: Haiku

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Book information

Title: Haiku: Classic Japanese Short Poems

Author: Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa, Masaoka Shiki with Hart Larrabee (Translator)

Where to buy: Amazon
*I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.*

I'm so glad that I read this one!

First of all, the Haiku were all really stunning and I'm surprised to see how I liked at least one from all the authors that were showcasted. Yes, we don't only get Japanese poems by one author, but many more and even in a perfect order!

Not only that, we also get before starting into the Haiku collection, a explanation was a Haiku is, a bit of backstory and also remarks as to how it got translated into English. 

The layout of each page might stayed the same, but it was good, as we got the authors name and how long they lived at the top, on the right side the original Haiku and on the left the translation and also transliteration which was very cool and interesting to read too.

I absolutely enjoyed this book and it would be a lie to say that there was anything I didn't like. 

Even the multiple repitions of spiders was just funny to me, and Masaoka Shiki seemed to be my favourite as his way of writing seemed past-aggresive which was just hilarious. 

Thank you very much NetGalley and Amber Books Ltd for the advanced reaper copy of Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa & Shiki
How it works: Only everything that is lower than 9 gets reduced from the final rating. Depending on how strong it inflicted the overall enjoyment of reading it effects differently. 

[ Poem structure 10 / 10 ]

[ Diversity 10 / 10 ]

[ Triggering 0 / 10 ]

[ Topic/Genre 9 / 10 ]

[ Writing style 10 / 10 ]

[ Grammatic and spelling 10 / 10 ]

[ Explanation 10 / 10 ]

Final Rating

5/5
Hi I'm Mika! Reviewer of ARC's but I also review unknown and small presses. My favourite genres are horror, thriller and graphic novels. I tend to be a strict reviewer but my average rating for small presses is 3.7

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