I love poetry and have been reading more and more of it lately. These poems were so relatable to so many points in my life that I felt myself really letting them sink in deep and reflecting on the words that were said. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes to feel. The narration was good, but the backgrount music was a little distracting at times.

I listened to this on audio and omg I LOVED IT! The narrator was soothing and I related to every single poem... it truly made me think about my life and my circumstances and I honestly can’t say enough good things! I highly recommend you picking this book up either physical or audio because I think everyone needs to hear this!

These poems were beautiful. So many resonated with me. Some made me so emotional. They were wonderfully written. The illustrations were beautiful too.⁣

The narration was exquisite. The narrators accent, the way he read the poetry was fantastic and beautiful. I loved the soothing sounds in the background.
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The Truth of You
by Iain S. Thomas
The audible version is read with an Australian accent. Making the poems full of light and mystic.
The poems are thought provoking, telling about love, life, friendship, how we must look at the world. In the audio the transcendence of meditative music add to the need and desires in the stories.
I had to reach out and get the print version of the book, only to see the divisions of the poems, since they seem to go as a transcendent thought a conversation between and elder and and younger. Between the poet, and the audience teaching, empowering and belonging. The inspiring words are something you could grow with. I could see children listening to this or having each of them read the poems aloud to each other, with thousand moments of inspiration to look not only in your self but beyond to the things that make life worthwhile.

This audiobook of poetry had such a beautiful narrative structure to it. These poems are both flowing and direct, and they explore love and loss in all of their forms in a way I've never heard before.

Read by the author, the book felt personal and captivating, as though I could trust the authenticity of the performance in a special way. However, the music in the background, while useful in setting a tone and unique, was often distracting from the innate musicality of the poetry itself, and at times overtook the poetry in both volume and presence. In this same way, the poet's narration could occasionally use more enunciation.

I really enjoyed this book of poems, which seemed to act as a single unit as opposed to individual pieces of poetry, and I highly recommend reading it in either book or audiobook form.

Thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the ARC.

This book takes an empathetic approach and gives bite size approaches and allows you to have kindness and patience with yourself when dealing with life. This is so necessary for everyone to read in life. Highly recommend. Especially loved the reflection to true life to humanize my feelings and relate. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

The Truth of You is a collection of poems about love, life, sadness, and hope. I enjoyed this poetry audiobook a lot - poems are beautiful, and some are quite emotional. A few of them are pretty short but great all the same. I liked the vast majority of them, and I could feel what the author wanted to say.

The narrator is the author himself, and his voice and reading are perfect. Although, speed 1.25 is the best for me. But this, I guess, is a personal choice. I always like to listen to how the author reads his or her poetry. The music in the background is excellent - it helps to create the mood. Although, I would maybe lower volume a bit sometimes.

Thanks to the publisher for the opportunity to listen to this! All opinions are my own.

The Truth of You by Iain S. Thomas is a beautiful collection of poetry with powerful and relatable words. I listened to the audio version of this poetry collection and the combination of the narration and soothing background sounds was a winner. I felt connected to the words and would eagerly listen to this collection again. I would also like to read the print version of the poems in order to better be able to identify particular favorites that resonated with me.

I received an ALC of this title from the publisher via NetGalley which did not affect the contents of my voluntary review. All opinions are honest and my own.

Such a great collection, beautiful and a reflection of so many personal experiences and feelings we all go through. I deeply connected with much of this book. I listened to the audio version and loved the narration and music. I'm definitely picking up a physical copy as well. I can't wait to read more from Iain S. Thomas.

Disclaimer: I am typically not someone who reads poetry, but something about this book drew me to request it and I am so thankful it did. I knew from the second I started to play the audiobook that this was something special. Between the content and the actual words of the poetry, to the way it was read, to even the composition of the music, this was short but oh so sweet. There were many times while listening when I would rewind just so I could hear the words again, because they were that beautiful. This was a collection of raw emotion, pain, pleasure, happiness and hope, sadness and feelings of alienation, and so much more. Needless to say I highly recommend and think that everyone should take a listen.

I really enjoyed these beautiful, thought inducing poems. I am not usually a poetry reader, but these were so wonderful.

Lain S. Thomas does not disappoint as he soothes one's soul with his poetry and his voice, now that is a great combination. Mr. Thomas's poetry has a place for everyone and anyone who can find solace and comfort in his words. Definitely worth listening to again and again. Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Audio and Publishing for giving me this opportunity to listen and review this book. #NetGalley, #AndrewsMcMeelAudio. #AndrewsMcMeelPublishing

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing an advanced read in exchange for an honest review.

Honestly, there were tears, there were sighs...this book clearly spoke to me...
but by-golly I am so tired of people thinking we want to hear coarse language in poetry, of all things.
Get a grip! Those words are like grinding nails on a chalkboard to some of us...especially in an audio book.
I do wish I could also see the written words so I could go into more detail...but no doubt...I will be buying a copy for myself and others.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to listen to in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

****AUDIO BOOK VERSION****
The Truth of you, written and narrated by Iain S. Thomas is a captivating and relatable book of poetry all relating to everyday life and relate to love, joy, sadness, happiness, children, family and life in general.
Each of these poems are beautifully told and Iains voice is relaxing and entrancing. I couldn't pull myself away from listening to these poems.
A few of the poems brought tears to my eyes they were so beautiful and told in a new, fresh perspective.
This is a book I would love to own a copy of so I can revisit it time and time again as it is certainly one I deeply felt and connected with.
Thank you for such a beautiful work of poetry.

Thank you NetGalley and Iain S. Thomas for the opportunity to listen to the poetry in audiobook form for a free and honest review.

I love poetry. I find it very comforting. And Thomas's writing offers strong prose with a very clear theme throughout. Optimism chases doubt and bitterness. Collectively, the poems seem to document the realities of life, how being a human is full of moments of breathtaking joy and crashes of reality.

Almost meditative as the collection's narrator uses descriptive language to evoke feelings and scenery alike. Very enjoyable. Could almost hear the water sluicing along the rocks as I listened. And Thomas narrating really helped as well. I was able to understand the lines and meanings from inflections. Perhaps speaking a slightly faster audio would have helped since I had to bring it up to about 1.5x to really follow the cadence.

I received an audio ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased opinion.

I enjoyed the fact that the author, Iain S. Thomas, read the poems himself on the audiobook version of this poetry collection. Thomas has written many poems full of emotions that readers/listeners will identify with. Poetry is something I didn't particularly enjoy when I was younger, but after listening to Amanda Gorman recite her poetry at the inauguration, I decided to give it another go. I'm glad I picked up this book! The poems were well crafted and powerful. I liked that in the audiobook, music and sounds were added in the background to help set the mood.

A beautiful, earnest poetry collection about our vulnerabilities and relationships. I especially adored the poems ruminating on love and loss. The collection is well narrated by the author, Iain S. Thomas. Though the background music is distracting at times. Overall, a wonderful volume of poetry.

Thank you Andrews McMeel Audio and NetGalley for providing this ebook and audiobook ARC.

I've only recently begun to listen to audiobooks of poetry, typically because I don't consume very much poetry at all. But this lends itself quite well to the audio medium, after all poetry is meant to be read aloud. The content was raw and emotional, relatable in ways that I didn't know could be put into words. I also enjoyed the music/soundscape in the background, it helped enrich the listening experience in a way that would have likely been lacking without it. This is the first of Iain's work that I have read, but it was a warm and welcoming introduction.

I listened to this as an audiobook, read by the author. I'd like to revisit it again with my own voice inside my head. Either way, this came to me in a way and at a time I needed it. It was a valuable way in which I came to myself and sat with myself, a meditation in a way. For this, especially after the last couple of years, I am very grateful. Thoughts and questions don't have to be profound to hit us just so--and sometimes the simplest thoughts and questions turn out to be the most profound. I don't know how it might hit others, but if you're open to some reflection, I'd say it's well worth the time. I give this review freely having received an advanced copy from NetGalley.