Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?: A Mystery in Poems, (Paperback)

from francescadefreitas

This collection of free verse describes the aftermath of a teacher's shooting from the points of view of students, colleagues, and community members. While I like the idea of seeing a character from so many different points of view, I thought a lot of the voices were obvious stereotypes, and clum...

from engpunk77

So a teacher is murdered on the first page, and every page is a poem expressing the reactions of dozens of different people. Some of the poems are enjoyable and well-written enough to enjoy independently, but that's not why I liked it. The juxtaposition of sometimes completely conflicting percept...

from HilAVer

Although I am really not fond of poetry, this book pleasantly surprised me. I think I had in mind a more artsy abstract type of novel in verse. Who Killed Mr. Chippendale really allwed me to see that stories can be told in poetry. The one downfall of this book to me is that it doesn't seem like m...