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consumed_by_mold's review
5.0
Sometimes it feels really good to know I'm not the only one in pain 24/7. Though it's not my personality anymore to be this harsh on myself or my body, I could relate to most of the poems in this collection and some comforted me a lot. I'm glad to have read it, but I don't recommend reading it all in a single sitting, since it can get a little depressing at times. Take your time with it.
I love the cover and the art, it's very unique and fits the mood perfectly. I love the bug theme of it all, something about it just draws me in.
I love the cover and the art, it's very unique and fits the mood perfectly. I love the bug theme of it all, something about it just draws me in.
smartie_chan's review
5.0
5 / 5 Stars
Don't let the amount of time I needed to finish this fool you. It wasn't the books fault I started reading it right before stuff happend in my personal life.
(Maybe it wasn't even my own fault. But let's not comment on that train of thought.)
Because wow, did I love this. I remember telling one of my friends - before I even reached the 10% mark - that I knew - I just knew - that this would be a 5 star. And it did not dissapoint.
As always, I wasn't on board with every single poem in there, but honestly, this book came very close to being a "10/10 every poem is gold" kind of thing.
Erelah Emerson really outdid herself with this one. Like, honestly, I feel like these are the best poems I've read from her. As in, they pierced right through my heart and left me feeling very emotional and raw. Probably because of the topics that were tackled in this one.
There are a lot of poems about pain and anguish. About anger and exhaustion. And about emptiness and self-hatred. A puppet on a string, unable to do anything about the body you were born and the fate you were destined with.
I'm not chronically ill, but I do struggle with depression and I couldn't help but feel like a lot of these poems were able to put what I was feeling and thinking into words.
It's a complex and personal collection that I can't reccomand enough.
(Side Note: The cover looks absolutly amazing!)
Don't let the amount of time I needed to finish this fool you. It wasn't the books fault I started reading it right before stuff happend in my personal life.
(Maybe it wasn't even my own fault. But let's not comment on that train of thought.)
Because wow, did I love this. I remember telling one of my friends - before I even reached the 10% mark - that I knew - I just knew - that this would be a 5 star. And it did not dissapoint.
As always, I wasn't on board with every single poem in there, but honestly, this book came very close to being a "10/10 every poem is gold" kind of thing.
Erelah Emerson really outdid herself with this one. Like, honestly, I feel like these are the best poems I've read from her. As in, they pierced right through my heart and left me feeling very emotional and raw. Probably because of the topics that were tackled in this one.
There are a lot of poems about pain and anguish. About anger and exhaustion. And about emptiness and self-hatred. A puppet on a string, unable to do anything about the body you were born and the fate you were destined with.
I'm not chronically ill, but I do struggle with depression and I couldn't help but feel like a lot of these poems were able to put what I was feeling and thinking into words.
It's a complex and personal collection that I can't reccomand enough.
(Side Note: The cover looks absolutly amazing!)
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