(Originally appeared in December 2013)
Christina Davis’s Forth a Raven offers stark, textured, intelligent and lyrical pieces in a stripped-down yet ultimately complex, reflective language. Encompassing the tension of different realms – the spiritual and the secular, the extraordinary and the mundane, her work, quite simply, astounds. Read this book. Seek out her work. It’s sublime.
O at the Edges 
I’ve never attempted a fifty-word book review. Do you find it challenging?
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Yes. It is challenging, and I’d only write them for books I love. I’ve found that writing blurbs is much easier, although they’re similar. Hmm. I’ve not thought much about that.
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I was also wondering what the difference is between a fifty-word review and a blurb. 🙂
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The end result is probably much the same, but the intent differs slightly. They’re both written to entice readers. The blurb’s purpose to attract readers to an “untried” product, while the review is to offer insight into an already published (and therefore “proven”) product. I’d also be willing to write a blurb for a book that I like but maybe don’t absolutely love, but I won’t write a review of a book that I’m not crazy about. But I’m weird that way. 🙂
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That makes sense. I haven’t yet mastered the fine art of blurbing, particularly for books of poetry.
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I’m currently in Taos, ravens flitting about – think I’ll order this book (probably will beat me back home) for continued raven-connection.
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I love Christina Davis’s writing. She’s quite minimalist in approach, and so skilled! Wow!
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