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For a biography overloaded with detail despite the framing of it as "ten pivotal moments" in Emily Dickinson's life, it's wild that at literally no point does the author mention that there are many Dickinson scholars who have written about her queerness. It's fine to disagree but to not even scratch the surface of a subfield of study about her seems like a glaring omission. Otherwise this was a perfectly fine book if a little bloated.

I can never resist a new book about Emily Dickinson (my favourite poet...I think?) and this one is starting out very well.

Fun fact: Much of it was written in Emily Dickinson‘s old bedroom in Amherst. 😮

This is an extremely disappointing and shallow treatment of ED‘s life. No new depths, no new perspective, nothing that couldn‘t be gained for oneself through reading the letters and poems. The photos are good but because #poetrymatters, Dickinson deserves far better than this. Read Lives Like Loaded Guns instead.