Customer Reviews

6 reviews

• Stephen Yankee

  It's a bit long and too wordy, but it's a great story, very topical considering the world we live in. Makes you think. Are we headed toward a world of deadly diseases, miserable poverty and starving children? We'll see, but if you're thinking you're right to be nostalgic for the "Gilded Age" you might want to think again after reading this book.

• H.L.H.

  It doesn't matter if you don't enjoy poetry or have no idea who Edna St. Vincent Millay is, Ms. Hood's new book is very engaging and you will find it hard to put down.

• Anthony Redelsperger

  Hood thoroughly explores the early life of Edna St. Vincent Millay, who became the equivalent of a rock star Taylor Swift in her day. Hood's research brings Millay's childhood struggles to life in a new way. "Vincent," as Millay was called by family and friends, lived under almost unbearable pressure as a child with one often absent parent and two sisters to guide in her mother's absence. Poverty and sexism hovered over Millay's existence, and yet she powered through to become one of the most important artists of the early Twentieth century. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in discovering what prompts an artist to successfully pursue an artistic career with such determination and verve.

• Lynn Millar

  Young Vincent is an excellent story of how a young girl grew up to be a rock star of poetry. While well-researched, the book reads like a coming-of-age tale. I really enjoyed the book.

• Lynn Millar

  Jenifer Hood has written an incredible story. It is awash with stories from the life of the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay that will horrify you, and perhaps even inspire you.

• Lynn Millar

  I loved this book about Edna St Vincent Millay. It's the story of how a young girl becomes a star - in this case, a poetry star of all things. It is well documented, but is also easy to read like a coming-of-age tale.

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