Actual rating 3.5

I'm new to poetry. A lot of it goes over my head, but I do know that styles and subtleties can vary heavily between each poet. The poetry in this seemed lyrical. I enjoyed it and found it beautiful with being able to hear the emotion and intent behind each story portrayed by Tagaq. Highly recommend going with the audiobook so you can hear it, with an added bonus that she does throat singing between the sections. With that said, I did not grasp a lot of what was being told. I felt like I understood it completely but then when sitting down to think on it, I realized I didn't truly get what was being told. I'm not sure if it is due to the story not being meant for me or if I'm just a little too dense for deep lyrical stories.