Carol Ann Duffy, The World's Wife Review

Overall Rating

Humorous witty poetry with undercurrents of feminism. Very creative in choosing subject matter- Mrs Midas, Queen Kong, Elvis' twin sister, Anne Hathaway...

Revolves around the same ideas.

Delightful and different, with provocative half-rhymes. However, if you are not a fan of poetry, this book would appeal to you equally: the humor and slight distortion of reality and myth alike set in a conversational, colloquial tone render the poetry equivalent to Calvin and hobbes-esque humor. Subtle, yet satisfying. The feminist message is present but never too extreme: instead it focuses on providing perspective, which is often more important than pushing for political and social closure on one's views.