the realm of possibility by david levithan

The Realm of Possibility is a collection of 20 stories told by the students of the same school, each written in its distinct voice and style - song lyrics, linebroken prose, free verse, etc. I didn't know this novel was written in verse when I borrowed it from my library, but no matter, I love the format and David Levithan certainly has solid poetry-writing skills. ~Thank you Text Publishing Australia for sending me this copy!~ If you haven't read anything David Levithan yet, you haven't seen the best of YA verse or GLTBQ+ yet. I guess that's what I love about free verse too, you can do whatever you want with it as there are no rules. I really loved that, because it kept me intrigued the whole way through with fresh ways of presenting the free verse. Some poems only have 2-5 words per line, some are have full sentences per line, some use capital letters to show their unique-ness, some are just completely sporadic. There are others that I liked too such as The Day and Tinder Heart, but honestly, all of them touched me in some way, and only authors like David Levithan can seem to do that with verse.Īnother thing that I'd like to add is that not one poem follows the same type of free verse.

In fact, I'd say it was one of my favourites of this collection. I particularly enjoyed Gospel which was such a hopeful and empowering piece. Each poem was beautiful and powerful in their own right, and some of these poems have stuck onto me.

As expected of David Levithan, what's more is that we are given a diverse array of characters and I can always trust this author to bring the best GLBTQ+ stories, that are not only authentic but also incredibly touching. The author particularly focuses the teenagers' love lives and life problems. The Realm of Possibility is a bit like an anthology, for it follows multiple people's lives-a different person per poem. Verse books tend to be a hit or miss for me, and in most occasions, I've found myself completely sucked into the story, The Realm of Possibility is another one of those verse books that just work.

The realm of possibility by david levithan