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Broken Nails Kindle Edition

by Susan Snyder (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
Poetry has long been the language of rage. The disquiet ghosts of our own discomfort and paralyzing fear rising up in sometimes-broken verse to express itself in bellowed whispers.

Splatterpunk nominee Susan Snyder's debut chapbook of poetry 'Broken Nails' is no exception to this, each poem overflowing with the emotional outpourings of a woman who has too often been told to paint herself in the veneer of societal femininity only to be beaten down and left with chipped paint and broken nails.
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    July 15, 2020
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08CBLKNR3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Madness Heart Press (July 15, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 15, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 911 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 37 pages
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    4.8 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Susan Snyder is a two time Splatterpunk award nominee and writer of extreme horror fiction and horror poetry. Educated as a marine biologist, her non-fiction book Encyclopedia Sharksploitanica is a tongue-in-cheek love letter to shark movies. Her new collaborative novel Nympho Shark Fuck Frenzy was released in 2024.

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Customers appreciate the book's emotional depth, with one review noting its visceral and intense descriptions. The poetry receives positive feedback, with one customer describing it as a powerful collection exploring dark themes.

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Customers appreciate the emotional depth of the book, with one review noting its intensely personal nature and visceral, rich sensory details.

"...The language is immediate and accessible. The descriptions are visceral and intense...." Read more

"...Susan Snyder’s poems are filled with rich sensory details and terrifying situations, and I look forward to reading more from her...." Read more

"...enters the stage exactly as I would expect- brutally honest, intensely personal, and brazenly forthright...." Read more

"Kudos to Susan Snyder. Love her writing. I felt her pain." Read more

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Customers appreciate the poetry in the book, with one describing it as a powerful collection exploring dark themes, while another notes its evocative nature.

"...This collection of poetry is bloody, angry and alive!" Read more

"I was overjoyed to discover this collection—a poetic study on anguish, pain, and madness!..." Read more

"...This is poetry that examines topics like murder, sexual assault, suicide, and Satanism...and if you're interested in that, dive right in." Read more

"Powerful poems exploring dark themes and personal trauma in evocative, beautiful and brutal language...." Read more

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  • Assunta Sciarretta
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally Unnerving!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2020
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    Yikes! These poems pulse with rage, pain, and ultimate creepiness. The book is divided into three sections - Part One is titled "Speculation" and deals with scary people, Part Two is called "Reflection" and features poems about the author and her pain, and Part Three, "Contrition," features poetry about Old Scratch. I was rattled after reading this collection. The language is immediate and accessible. The descriptions are visceral and intense. For example, in "The Click of My Stiletto," the narrator is so peeved by her partner mentioning her weight gain that she digs her stiletto into his throat. This collection of poetry is bloody, angry and alive!
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  • J.N.Cameron
    5.0 out of 5 stars Each poem tells a dark, eloquent story!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2020
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    I was overjoyed to discover this collection—a poetic study on anguish, pain, and madness! Susan Snyder’s poems are filled with rich sensory details and terrifying situations, and I look forward to reading more from her.

    It would be difficult to pick a favorite, but I actually think the last poem “What Color Should I Paint Them?” stands out the most to me. I absolutely loved it!
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  • Nikolas P. Robinson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Difficult Subjects Captured With Beautiful Poetry
    Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2021
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    The first thing I will say about Susan Snyder's Broken Nails is that it is far too short. You're reading--and often re-reading--the poems, getting drawn into the almost nightmarish world she's assembling with her words...and then it's the end.
    It's over.
    You're not ready for it to be over just yet.
    As painful and raw as the experience was, you sort of want to continue exploring Susan's interior. She's ripped herself open for you and left herself exposed, but then it stops.
    This poetry collection is separated into three sections, each with a certain overarching theme. The second section, Reflection, was my personal favorite. It was also the most horrific in a number of ways. It's sincerely a little bit painful as you allow the poet to paint you a portrait of a life that's included no small amount of suffering.
    This is not poetry for those who are looking for flowery nonsense. This is poetry that examines topics like murder, sexual assault, suicide, and Satanism...and if you're interested in that, dive right in.
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  • quinn hernandez
    5.0 out of 5 stars prediction: pain
    Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2020
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    Broken Nails is based in a world of pain that only Miss Snyder can comprehend. From the Stephanie Wytovich-esque emotional gut-punch of "Resonance" to the Christina Sng-like nightmares of "As is My Custom" and "The Horror of the First Time", Miss Snyder delivers the grand guignol goods. A great debut. I look forward to more from Miss Snyder in the future.
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  • TBB
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Loud Release of Emotion
    Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2020
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    Susan Snyder’s poetry debut enters the stage exactly as I would expect- brutally honest, intensely personal, and brazenly forthright. I can only hope that the ingredients necessary to conjure such feelings are exceedingly rare - I’m afraid they are not.
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  • Silvs
    5.0 out of 5 stars bold/absorbing/haunting all at once
    Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2020
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    In these exquisitely written poems, Susan perfectly captures the darkness and wickedness of the human soul.
    It was absolutely enthralling!
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  • Matthew Henshaw
    4.0 out of 5 stars A short but powerful collection
    Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2021
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    Powerful poems exploring dark themes and personal trauma in evocative, beautiful and brutal language. I found the second section to be the most powerful to me personally, but they are all excellent! Highly recommended!
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  • starstruck
    5.0 out of 5 stars You can actually feel the writer's pain. Awesome
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2020
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    Kudos to Susan Snyder. Love her writing. I felt her pain.
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