Pillow Thoughts: The Audiobook Collection

Pillow Thoughts #1 - 3

by Courtney Peppernell

Pillow Thoughts: The Audiobook Collection is a collection of Courtney Peppernell's Pillow Thoughts series. This bundled audiobook includes all three books in the series, plus Courtney's commentary on select poems about their inspiration, her writing process and much more.

Genres: Poetry, Queer

711 pages, Audiobook

Published August 6, 2019

About the author

Courtney Peppernell is an internationally best-selling author, known for her deeply moving poetry and storytelling. Her beloved Pillow Thoughts series, along with Watering the Soul, I Hope You Stay, Time Will Tell, and more, have resonated with readers around the world, selling millions of copies and being translated into multiple languages. Blending themes of love, healing, and self-discovery, Courtney's work has made a lasting impact in the poetry and contemporary literature space. She lives on the South Coast of NSW with her partner and spends her days writing and working on many projects, always accompanied by her beloved dogs and chickens. Passionate about the power of storytelling, she hopes to continue creating work that fosters connection and healing for years to come.

Reviews

[disco · Rating 4 out of 5]

sometimes I wonder of all the goodbyes you’ve ever said
if mine is the one you can’t get out of your head.

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

Courtney Peppernell is a true romantic.... and it turns out I just am not.

Her poems were pleasant and sweet. It was nice to have a window into what sounds like a really loving relationship between her and her wife. I thought the collection was well written and structured.

Despite all of this, I think I've learned that romantic poetry in general may just not be for me.

[Avery Berish · Rating 3 out of 5]

All together my review as like a series it was good 😌 it was definitely refreshing from what I have been reading so if was pretty nice to try out a new genre of books !

Courtney you had really opened my mind to poetry and I thank you for it !

Overall the rating for the whole series is a
3.75⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Matin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A remarkable collection of poetry for broken hearts and depressed people

[Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why I Listened to This:
1) My soul wanted to be fed poetry (Or rather I missed poetry I could relate to).
2) I was hoping for something soothing to help lull me to sleep (sleeping struggles during lockdown).
3) I was looking for doable (short) lengths.

Expectations:
Something along the lines of the title, Pillow Thoughts; I was expecting comfy, yet possibly challenging to my perceptions.

In General:
I did not want it to end! (>.<) I purposely slowed down the process as I was just trying to prolong the experience.

My Experience:
It was fantastic to hear the author read her own work to you and talk about her writing, how she saw and experienced things, etc. Her voice is quite comforting!

Opinion:
Even though I've finished the audiobook collection, I would adore it if I was gifted with any of her books. I suspect that reading her work (with my own inner dialogue) and seeing it there in print and processing it might wreck me on a whole other level.

Recommendation:
These are really helpful if you're going through a tough time. There are sections (or chapters) for various scenarios of life and personhood.
I'd say give this a go in any format, audio, print or digital. I feel like Courtney will have poems that can speak to almost anyone.

[NITISH Kr. Mrinal (Halder) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the way she infuses emotion into every word. Truly, every word matters. Sometime words are not poetic. But emotions are very raw. Just feel the emotion. And read it again and again sometime alone. Sometime with love one.

[T Schoman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had these three sitting on my shelves for years before I finally read them all this month. It's maybe 20% poetry, 80% rambling prose that felt more like first drafts that needed more tweaks to find a better flow. Not my cup of tea but certainly someone else's. I do still find this series a good 'research' into modern day poetry; I simply wished the spark that was in the poetry didn't fizzle out in between the rest that felt like repetitive retellings from previous pages and earlier books of the series.

[Luz Alcaraz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me gustó mucho porque eran poemas divididos en capítulos acordes a las personas a las que "se los dedicabas". Bueno, no sé si me explico. Me gustó mucho. Me acuerdo que me lo compró mi amiga Mar en el Urban Outfitters de Londres y me lo dio cuando volvió. Es bonito regalar poemarios, y más aun si quienes te conocen saben que estás pasando por un momento frágil. Los poemas...es que salvan siempre.

[Gennesis Almonte · Rating 5 out of 5]

I fell in love with every word that was on every page. So insightful and emotional. I found myself relating to everything that was written based on my past love life and experience. This is the book that confirmed how much of a romantic I truly am. Would definitely recommend.

[Saralyn]

Picked up in an effort to read more poetry. Plus, check out the covers! Gorgeous. Unfortunately, the covers were my favorite part. I tried really hard to get into the mood of these, but they just felt trite and lacking substance. Not for me.

[Alexandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

this collection was such a beautiful series I love how it's separate in different sections it's a story and it connects with you.

[Isabella Doucette · Rating 4 out of 5]

they were fine. I think I like some poetry better than others. some stood out to me more than others.

[Brittany Aucoin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy reads, beautifully written

[LeeAnna Cassell · Rating 5 out of 5]

my favorite poet by far! i always feel the words in these books.

[Corinne Shaffer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I couldn’t find just the first version alone of this series as that’s the only one I have read. Some of these poems speak VOLUMES.

[Lauren Saphir · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first three collections of this series. If you read them individually they're all 3 stars but as a collection you'll notice how repetitive they get.

[Donna DeReus · Rating 3 out of 5]

read these all in middle school like it was the bible
those three lined empty stanzas really did something to me

[Hannah Coleman · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not poetry

[Dejana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing series

[Matt ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

SOO GOOD

[sahasra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel like liking this poetry collection really depends on your own experiences and how much you can relate. Although its only small poems a handful of certain quotes leave a really deep impact on you and you cannot forgot them.
Some of my favourites
"I am in awe of even the way you walk and yet you walk right past me"
^ THIS. I don't even know why this is my favourite one it just is. I think about this so often its a problem istg.
"People should fall in love more. Fall in love with the way your coffee swirls as soon as you pour the milk in. Fall in love with the look your dog gives you when you wake up..."
^ This entire poem in particular made me feel so not alone because I haven't seen anyone who enjoys these smallest things in life and get so excited and happy about these things.
There's a whole lot more of these beautiful phrases that i can't stop thinking about. I teared up a little relating to these and also feeling the pain they've experienced. It's such a good collection.

And the contents oml is the best contents page I have ever seen. Its literally perfect to get to the poems that you need at that moment. The 'if you are in love' and 'if you need a reason to stay' are probably my favourite

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pillow Thoughts I is my favorite book of all time. My go to book to help cure or ease my depression or depressive episodes I may face. The first book where I felt like the author was speaking directly through me. Made me realize the power writing could have, made me realize mental illness is not as lonely as it tries to convince you it is. This is the most re read book of mine.

[Anna · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had high expectations for this book of poetry - with so many great reviews how could it be wrong?

It’s more like a romantic version of Jack Handys deep thoughts. Just thoughts. Not really poetry, in my opinion.


But 12,000+ good reviews on Amazon… good for her. Not even the US poet laureate is so highly rated.

[♡ rey · Rating 5 out of 5]

➥ ❪ 𝟮𝟳/𝟬𝟳/𝟮𝟮 ─ 𝟱★ ❫
 ▸ read on everand
  ▸audiobook

[Madison · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will definitely be re-reading soon, I love poetry and this is definitely one of my favorites now.