Official Review: Best Evidence by Mark S. Osaki

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ButterscotchCherrie wrote: 03 Jul 2018, 12:08 I'm very keen on prose poetry; it's good to know that this is out there. I particularly liked the sound of the triple play on the word pen - very clever.
In this case, I do think that you might enjoy it. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!
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This is a really wonderfully written review. I really don't like poetry, never have. Can't even explain why. But I love this review. The poems sound incredibly emotional and raw.
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kfwilson6 wrote: 05 Jul 2018, 22:26 This is a really wonderfully written review. I really don't like poetry, never have. Can't even explain why. But I love this review. The poems sound incredibly emotional and raw.
To be honest, I don't read poems often as well, but this one touched me somehow. Thanks for stopping by!
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The review is unique, keep it up! I love the story line, I couldn't sleep yesterday because of how intrigue this poem. I really love to read this kind of book!
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Like some here, I do not read poems all that much (I only like those that rhyme :)). However, the portrayal of women aside, the book sounds wonderful enough that it might be worth a shot. I'm particularly interested in how the author handled Asian-American stereotypes. Thank you for this review.
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Benard Aisakhuoghena wrote: 06 Jul 2018, 12:05 The review is unique, keep it up! I love the story line, I couldn't sleep yesterday because of how intrigue this poem. I really love to read this kind of book!
Thank you for leaving a kind comment! I hope that you get yourself a copy soon, it was a great read. :)
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inaramid wrote: 07 Jul 2018, 01:57 Like some here, I do not read poems all that much (I only like those that rhyme :)). However, the portrayal of women aside, the book sounds wonderful enough that it might be worth a shot. I'm particularly interested in how the author handled Asian-American stereotypes. Thank you for this review.
The author spoke at length about the stereotypes/culture he was a part of (ok I guess it was more like I inferred it LOL), and it is worth a read. Thank you for stopping by! :)
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Depiction of Asian-American culture, political games and its impact people's life all makes this book a touching read. Few prose's offer such subjects. Thanks for your comprehensive review.
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Sarah Tariq wrote: 07 Jul 2018, 09:22 Depiction of Asian-American culture, political games and its impact people's life all makes this book a touching read. Few prose's offer such subjects. Thanks for your comprehensive review.
Thank you for stopping by Sarah! I do agree, not many books offer such depth of emotion - I was certainly lucky to come across it.
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Your review was extremely impressive! You have a level of writing I hope to one day achieve :)

I don't read poetry, though. It's never been something that's caught my interest, so I appreciated your definition of prose. I wouldn't have known what that was otherwise.
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Bonnie Shelby wrote: 08 Jul 2018, 13:47 Your review was extremely impressive! You have a level of writing I hope to one day achieve :)

I don't read poetry, though. It's never been something that's caught my interest, so I appreciated your definition of prose. I wouldn't have known what that was otherwise.
Hi Bonnie! Thank you for the compliment - I appreciate it very much. :) I'm glad that you enjoyed the review. I thought that it might be good to insert a definition when I was drafting the review, and I'm happy that it was useful for you!
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I think I will learn more about the book,yes,the review is such a review that draw much of my attention. love it I proud to read this one. Thanks
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Humble8 wrote: 09 Jul 2018, 09:24 I think I will learn more about the book,yes,the review is such a review that draw much of my attention. love it I proud to read this one. Thanks
Thank you very much for stopping by! If you do pick up this book, I certainly hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. (:
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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.
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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!
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