When the Dark Spoke to Me

Name: When the Dark Spoke to Me
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Christabelle Marbun
ISBN: 9781524877231

Author: Christabelle Marbun

Narrator: Christabelle Marbun

Unabridged: 1 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Published: 10/11/2022

Categories: Fiction, Poetry, Women Authors, Asian American & Pacific Islander Poetry

Synopsis

A profound poetry collection shrouded in tenderness and empathy, created to comfort the growing pains we all experience in life.

Teen breakout poet Christabelle Grace Marbun brings her latest collection When the Dark Spoke to Me to life through words wise beyond her years. Her uniquely positive perspective on life, death, and everything in between makes this book equally as comforting as it is compelling. Marbun’s exceptional thoughtfulness is evident in every word she pens––her messages of hope and her effortless optimism are sure to inspire every person who touches this book.

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About Christabelle Marbun

Christabelle Grace Marbun was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia and currently resides in California. Christabelle has starred in over 100 movies and was nominated for Best Child Actor in the Citra Award at the Indonesian Film Festival. After writing and self-publishing two poetry collections at just 16 years old, her first book, The Hard Part is Living, hit the #1 Amazon Bestsellers List in Asian Poetry. Christabelle writes about trauma, pain, heartbreak, and healing and, through her art, she has slowly found a way to fall in love with being alive again.Keep in touch with Christabelle on her social media: @christabellemarbun on Instagram and @confusedchristabelle on TikTok.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ann-Mary on October 05, 2022

"At this point, authentic happiness seems far more artificial than faking it." The whole collection is divided into 5 chapters (the last one is also subdivided into 2 more). I will try to go briefly through all: Death: First thing you should know is that the whole chapter is a HUGE trigger warning (to......more

Goodreads review by Lia on January 19, 2024

" i don't miss you. i don't look for you in songs, i don't think of your voice anymore, and i don't look through our pictures. but on some days, i still get your order at the coffe shop because i'm bot quite ready to let you go" menos mal que lo leí ahora que estoy mas estable mentalmente y no en el 202......more

Goodreads review by ⋆｡‧˚ʚ Emma ɞ˚‧｡⋆ is taking a break on September 08, 2022

Remember to read the trigger warnings that are so kindly provided in the beginning of the book. I felt like the order of the chapters depicted a kind of “stages of grief” with the hurt, anger and finally the healing. Like with most poetry collections some poems stood out and some didn’t. One I liked......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea (2_girls_bookin_it) on October 09, 2022

I luckily received an ARC of When the Dark Spoke to Me by Christabelle Marbun through NetGalley. This is a book of poetry that dives into abuse, relationships, and mental health. Despite the author's young age (Christabelle is a teenager), she is able to put what many have experienced in life into w......more

Goodreads review by Nicholas on February 12, 2023

With well over 250 poems, this is a very powerful 4 star collection for me, but I’m going to rate it 5 stars today as it pains me in my gut beyond words to see the average rating well below 4. This work of art displays a truly unique perspective like no other on the themes which simmer on the minds......more