Personhood

The book often adopts a theatrical tone and exudes an elegiac atmosphere throughout. Its strongest chapters, “Hi Adam!” and “happy/that you have the body,” excel in discussing the concept of habeas corpus in relation to nonhuman lives. The author's incorporation of contemporary life events is something I particularly appreciated. However, as chapters like “Patients” and “Irrational/situation” began to focus more on style than substance (or perhaps I struggled to grasp how Pythagoras's philosophy related to the central theme), my attention waned considerably. The book itself is styled as poetry cum essay, a format I've never encountered before, making for a truly novel experience. Special thanks to New Directions and Thalia Field for making the audiobook publicly available. Poetry sounds much better in audiobook format, and this was no exception. Source: https://twitter.com/NewDirections/status/1443978753302990854