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 :(

[Cassie O · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought on a whim while seeing one of my favorite bands. This book is brutally real, strikingly heartfelt, and remarkably empathetic. I’ve felt many of the emotions Kyle writes about and just never put them to words as beautifully as he has. To read a book of modern poetry, adding notes in the margins, highlighting stanzas, adding hearts when an entire poem just feels RIGHT, is something I haven’t done in a long time. Fantastically and beautifully written.

[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.