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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Hip!
This book is beyond hip!! There are still people in this world who get it!! What a rockin' book to give as a gift or to give to yourself. Once you read this you will find yourself crafting haikus!! A must have!
Published on November 26, 2006 by K Pascale

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Poser senryu.
Siobhan Adcock, Hipster Haiku (Broadway, 2006)

I keep hoping that one of these novelty-haiku books will actually get haiku right. I keep being disappointed. That said, some of them have been funny while still being senryu. This is not one of them. Poking fun at emo kids while your collection has an overarching sense of existential angst makes me think that,...
Published on February 12, 2008 by Robert P. Beveridge


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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Poser senryu., February 12, 2008
This review is from: Hipster Haiku (Paperback)
Siobhan Adcock, Hipster Haiku (Broadway, 2006)

I keep hoping that one of these novelty-haiku books will actually get haiku right. I keep being disappointed. That said, some of them have been funny while still being senryu. This is not one of them. Poking fun at emo kids while your collection has an overarching sense of existential angst makes me think that, perhaps, an important point was missed somewhere.

"He is midtown, but
Loves to call stuff 'sick' and 'tight'.
Bless his little heart."

and

"Only three labels,
Merge, Sub Pop, and Matador,
deserve your money"

are pretty typical selections. If 150 pages of the same appeals to you, by all means go for it. **
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Hip!, November 26, 2006
This review is from: Hipster Haiku (Paperback)
This book is beyond hip!! There are still people in this world who get it!! What a rockin' book to give as a gift or to give to yourself. Once you read this you will find yourself crafting haikus!! A must have!
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 5/7/5, November 8, 2006
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oh siobhan adcock
can i worship at your feet?
this book f-ing rules
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4.0 out of 5 stars Super little book, April 2, 2007
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Hipster Haiku rules
Seventeen syllables cool
I recommend it

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