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noahczernylover's review against another edition
1.0
When they say they like poetry but they mean ‘Milk and Honey’
faithtrustpixiedust's review against another edition
2.0
i read this in one
sitting
and. i have to say.
i was not
impressed.
—repeating the exact same sentiment for 200 pages doesn't make it more profound.
I know my way around free verse poetry. My mom is a free verse poet that has been recognized internationally. She usually has me read her work before she posts it and we read the work of other poets together all the time. So I know what I'm talking about when I say that judging poetry is a tricky business, but honestly, this just wasn't anything special. It felt less like I was reading poetry and more like I was reading the notes app on her phone. I've heard the sentiment that was repeated over and over again a million times before this, so honestly, this had nothing to say to me that I didn't already know. If this is the first work of poetry someone has read, I can understand it being their favorite, and I do appreciate Kaur for pouring her heart and soul into this, but for me, it just did absolutely nothing.
The majority of the book is one sentence long and is just a paraphrase of all the previous poems. They almost exclusively have to do with sex, which is fine, but when a book is presented to me as a collection about love and family and independence, I don't know, I expect more platonic or familial love than the 2, maybe 3 poems I got, especially when the vast majority are about how sexy some guy is. The first section was promising, but then it sort of devolved from there.
And the "loving" section greatly confused and concerned me, especially that last poem. Am I supposed to see the whole "making up" thing as romantic? Because it made me want to call the police. Maybe it's a precursor for "breaking", but then why wasn't it in that section instead, when it so obviously belonged there? I don't know about you guys, but having sex isn't a good way to end a fight in which you both scream so loudly, the neighbors bang on your door because they're pretty sure one of you is being murdered.
sitting
and. i have to say.
i was not
impressed.
—repeating the exact same sentiment for 200 pages doesn't make it more profound.
I know my way around free verse poetry. My mom is a free verse poet that has been recognized internationally. She usually has me read her work before she posts it and we read the work of other poets together all the time. So I know what I'm talking about when I say that judging poetry is a tricky business, but honestly, this just wasn't anything special. It felt less like I was reading poetry and more like I was reading the notes app on her phone. I've heard the sentiment that was repeated over and over again a million times before this, so honestly, this had nothing to say to me that I didn't already know. If this is the first work of poetry someone has read, I can understand it being their favorite, and I do appreciate Kaur for pouring her heart and soul into this, but for me, it just did absolutely nothing.
The majority of the book is one sentence long and is just a paraphrase of all the previous poems. They almost exclusively have to do with sex, which is fine, but when a book is presented to me as a collection about love and family and independence, I don't know, I expect more platonic or familial love than the 2, maybe 3 poems I got, especially when the vast majority are about how sexy some guy is. The first section was promising, but then it sort of devolved from there.
And the "loving" section greatly confused and concerned me, especially that last poem. Am I supposed to see the whole "making up" thing as romantic? Because it made me want to call the police. Maybe it's a precursor for "breaking", but then why wasn't it in that section instead, when it so obviously belonged there? I don't know about you guys, but having sex isn't a good way to end a fight in which you both scream so loudly, the neighbors bang on your door because they're pretty sure one of you is being murdered.
yamiita's review against another edition
5.0
la verdad que estoy enamorada.
la forma en la que escribe es tan linda que te llena el alma.
cada sección provocó en mi lo que la autora quería que provoque.
creo que lo leí en el momento que más lo necesitaba, así que tiene un lugar asegurado en mi corazón
la forma en la que escribe es tan linda que te llena el alma.
cada sección provocó en mi lo que la autora quería que provoque.
creo que lo leí en el momento que más lo necesitaba, así que tiene un lugar asegurado en mi corazón
fabydemar's review against another edition
4.0
"and may we always stay grounded, rooted. our feet planted firmly onto the earth."
sade's review against another edition
5.0
You know why i love these collection of poems? It's simply not because it's poetry even though poetry in itself is beautiful but because everything here reads simply, the poems here i feel, touches on real life. It goes beyond abstract musings and touches emotions and words, events probably, that have played out in our various lives but we are unable to put so simply and eloquently down.
I have so many faves right now from these collection but this one particularly resonated with me:
the idea that we are
so capable of love but
still choose
to be toxic
inkstainedintrovert's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.5