spiraling

by kyle fasel, Nicole Jurincie (Illustrator)

This is the second poetry book from Real Friends' bassist and lyricist, Kyle Fasel.

Genres: Poetry

190 pages, Paperback

Published September 6, 2021

Reviews

[fyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

i swear to god you could put anything kyle writes in front of me wether it be a poem or song lyrics or just a to do list without his name on it and i’ll recognize it as his words immediately.

[Catherine Hayden · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love real friends so of course I had to give this a try. I liked that some of these were lyrics on their new album, but I think that especially when read all together, they got a bit repetitive and seemed almost over done? this is a lot of just my taste though. I definitely didn’t give the ones towards the end as fair a chance because I was trying to finish by midnight lol so take that into consideration. I still love real friends but this book didn’t really do it for me unfortunately :(

[Ashley Hana · Rating 5 out of 5]

if you like getting stabbed in the heart
this one's for you

[Elle Andrews · Rating 3 out of 5]

This seems like a deeply personal piece of work for the author but it seems to have fallen on my flat ears. I sensed what Fasel was trying to convey, and I felt this was a personal collection for him. The poems are relatively disorganised, which I don’t mind hugely, to be honest. I think it covers themes of loss and grief well, but these are just not something I am coping with at this point, so it didn’t hit emotionally for me at this point in time.
Also, Fasel’s style is extremely simple, with incredibly simple metaphors which makes for a good introduction to modern poetry. I did, however, prefer his first collection.