Review: NOT WORTH LISTENING TO
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2012
I reluctantly share my opinion of the book of poetry "Mentality Listens"  written by Venus Angelica Perez because I did not like it. I accepted the review request from the author based on her positive description of the book. Generally speaking even if I do not like a book I can find some redeeming qualities that other readers might enjoy. Furthermore, based on the 5 star Amazon system, a book that is written well and has a concept that makes warrants at least two stars. I always assume that even though I don't like the book someone else will.  This book, however, I did not want to give one star. After sharing with the author my opinion she insisted that I post my review.Everything that is labeled poetry is not poetic, if we are not careful our words that were meant to heal can actually hurt. As healthy as I like to think I am as I read the poems I began to feel depressed.  I quickly read more believing, hoping, the words would transition from a time in which the author felt emotional pain to a time when she was full of love and life.The fact that she injected bible verses to justify her emotions for me added to my reasons for not recommending the book I do not want any of my readers thinking that I believe God endorses pain.Here are some of the titles of her poems: "Welcome Home Pain", "Pain Equals Oneness", "I'll Pray About It"," I'll Think About It", "Quietly Creeping".  In an environment in which there is fun, comradery and laughter, watching the super bowl she managed to turn it into something demonic.  Here is an excerpt from "SuperBowl""Everyone sits in front of a screen,Unknowingly being drained of their dreams.Coming to...Where am I? What did I do?You've extinguished your all of your means"Perhaps I am missing something, perhaps she meant something else. Note "SuperBowl" was one of the last poems.I find this book to be more of a private journal which should have remained private.  It is not my intent to discourage the author from writing and I do understand that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.I was given a complimentary copy of the book for a fair review.