I Felt a Funeral in My Brain

Posted on 19 February 2018 by Will Walton

How do you deal with a hole in your life Do you grieve Do you drink Do you make out with your best friend Do you turn to poets and pop songs Do you question everything Do you lash out Do you turn the lashing inward If you re Avery, you do all of these things And you write it all down in an attempt to understand what s happened and is happening to you.I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain is an astonishing novel about navigating death and navigating life, at a time when the only map you have is the one you can draw for yourself. Read I Felt a Funeral in My Brain – kino-fada.fr Not a poem, not a novel, I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain is a story in fragments Our teenage protagonist, Avery, is attempting to piece it all together a friendship that is becoming something , a mother who fails him, and overwhelming, incomprehensible grief following the death of a loved one Walton masterfully captures here the ways in which grief shatters one s narrative, the ways in which its sharp knives jab at unexpected moments.As Avery grapples with this most difficult of summers, he Not a poem, not a novel, I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain is a story in fragments Our teenage protagonist, Avery, is attempting to piece it all together a friendship that is becomin...It s not often I read a book in one sitting, but this one grabbed me and wouldn t let go Avery s world, shattered by betrayal and grief and reassembled with the help of a passel of poets will reel you in, rock you gently back and forth, and release you into the world, transformed.On the first day of summer, Avery brings home a stack of poetry Later that summer, as he tries to navigate crushing loss and disappointment, he turns to that poetry again and again the reading and writing of it This book is Avery s bold and thrilling record of his he...Walton is the poetry teacher I never had He makes me want to eat up Sexton, Berryman, a host of other writers with a spoon I left I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain wanting to read other books, and then this one again.I lapped Walton s words up, because there was a funeral in my brain, too I inhaled his meditations and observations on how alcohol wrecks a family and leaves no one untouched I felt hurt, but I also felt young and new and an empathetic kinship with the young protagonist.The poetry Walton is the poetry teacher I never had He makes me want to eat up Sexton, Berryman, a host of other writers with a spoon I left I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain wanting to read other books, and then t...Being a human being is terribly hard Those stuck between childhood and adulthood can be the most vulnerable, dealing with grown up issues without the necessary emotional tools In I FELT A FUNERAL, IN MY BRAIN, Will Walton shares Avery s story in a format that is totally original and a beautiful representation of teenager s inner emotional life This book is a...How in the world do I review this book It s a love poem it s a eulogy it s poetry it s prose it s uplifting it s heart cracking I m one of the luckiest people in the world to know Will Walton personally, and it s such rare and wonderful magic to read a book that so beautifully reflect...If you love poetry, or pop music, or if someone you love has passed away, this book will mean a lot to you I haven t read anything like it I thought it was amazing.This Book Because it s Will Walton writing, everything is tender and full of love, but also pain and questions and grappling with memories I was struck by how different the prose style is here from his previous book, echoing the book s poetic concerns it s not that it sabstract, but rather bo...You ve got to be in for the ride, and I was This is a book that changes forms as you read it but never to trick or confuse you It makes both intellectual and emotional sense by reflecting the ways we actually think and feel about our families, friends, lovers, idols, and selves.I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review 3.5 5I challenged myself to read this book because it is National Poetry Month I don t generally like poetry so I knew this would be a tough read for me I have a hard time understanding poetry I kinda just want things spelled out for me I really enjoyed the story Only because poetry isn t my thing, I wish I could have gottendetail about characters and events It s not like...

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19 February 2018

Will Walton