Catharsis and Beyond by Alpana Srivastava

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Name- Catharsis and Beyond
Written By- Alpana Srivastava
Published by- pblishing
Pages- 83
Ratings- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 (4/5)
Plot-
Catharsis and Beyond is a collection of poetry describing the different moods and struggles that we all face in our lives and the absurd social norms that we are sometimes forced to follow. Can all these be expressed in only a couple of verses? (Read the book to find out)
Review-
Thumbs up-
●The poetry were really deep. Yup, deep indeed, delving into the deepest corners of human emotions.
●There are very powerful voices and perception, especially the women voices are really outstanding all addressing the most important issues.
●The ridiculous social norms have been addressed from a really great angle.
●The pictures with the poetries were a great touch and the title of the book does justice too.
Thumbs Down-
◆Though the poetries are very influential I would have loved if they were arranged in a more compact manner and sorted accordingly.
Personal Views-
I really loved reading these beautiful poetries. Some of my favourites were-
●The bliss of being Imperfect.
●Pseudo-humanist
●Mask
●Virgin
●Aunt Sally
●Left Luggage

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