Official Review: Best Evidence by Mark S. Osaki

[gen_g]

From the title, I was surprised to find this was a collection of poetry. I thought it was a mystery or court drama. It does sound interesting, but it's unfortunate about the author's sexist portrayal of women. Great review!

I actually had the same thoughts as you did when I was selecting a book for review! Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your kind comments!

[gen_g]

I enjoyed prose poetry on a class back in college. I might give this one a shot specially because of the war theme. I wonder if the negative representation of women has more to do with the times described and not the actual opinion of the author.

To be honest, I'm not sure about the author's age, so the time period might be a factor. (Although I would guess that he is probably in his 40s or 50s.) Thanks for stopping by! (:

[Abdulsalam007+]

This piece further brings to the glare the beauty of artistic work in telling the ravaging effects wars could have.
The review is fantastically awesome as it discerns the strengths and flaws of the poem and one of the flaws being gender stereotyping. I humbly opine that the reflection in the poem might not be the true reflection of the poet about gender based issues but the period represented in his work(s).

[Lu_rire]

Although the gender discrimination is a turn off, I would still like to read Osaka's poems, the themes they cover such as war and racial prejudice are of interest to me.

[gen_g]

This piece further brings to the glare the beauty of artistic work in telling the ravaging effects wars could have.
The review is fantastically awesome as it discerns the strengths and flaws of the poem and one of the flaws being gender stereotyping. I humbly opine that the reflection in the poem might not be the true reflection of the poet about gender based issues but the period represented in his work(s).

I agree with you! After all, it is only 39 poems, so it will definitely not be the whole reflection of the poet's thoughts and opinions. Thanks for stopping by!

[gen_g]

Although the gender discrimination is a turn off, I would still like to read Osaka's poems, the themes they cover such as war and racial prejudice are of interest to me.

I do hope that you will enjoy it, as I did as well. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!

[crediblereading2]

Poetry is a musical language of the soul. Thank you for your insightful review.

[gen_g]

Poetry is a musical language of the soul. Thank you for your insightful review.

Thank you for stopping by to leave a comment!

[Morgan Jones]

This was an excellent review! The book definitely sparked my interest and I will be adding it to my reading list

[gen_g]

This was an excellent review! The book definitely sparked my interest and I will be adding it to my reading list

Thank you for the compliment! I certainly hope that you will enjoy reading it, and I appreciate you stopping by to leave a comment.

[Faithmwangi]

Sadly,I am not that into poetry.It is however interesting to hear poems taking prose form,this is a first for me.Also I am disappointed to hear the negative depiction of women in the read,this further discourages me from reading it. Thanks for the great review though.

[gen_g]

Sadly,I am not that into poetry.It is however interesting to hear poems taking prose form,this is a first for me.Also I am disappointed to hear the negative depiction of women in the read,this further discourages me from reading it. Thanks for the great review though.

It was disappointing about the negative depiction, I do agree, although imo there were a few good ones. I appreciate you stopping by to leave a comment! (:

[bookowlie]

Great review! I like your comment that the author can take the most mundane item and describe it with so much emotion. This collection sounds really good.

[gen_g]

Great review! I like your comment that the author can take the most mundane item and describe it with so much emotion. This collection sounds really good.

I really did enjoy reading this collection. Thanks for stopping by, bookowlie!

[Connie Otwani]

Thanks for an enlightening review. I got to learn about prose poetry. The poems seem to tackle heavy issues, which I wouldn't mind delving into.