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lscheibal's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Main themes of the poems:
- Losing the one that is the best person for you because you know you are not the best person for them
- Religious trauma around sexuality, but also healing relationship with God, but maybe not the church/christians
- Realizing you need to learn to love yourself
This collection of poetry had me tearing up at the Barnes and Noble cafe. It is beautiful that he came back with an extended chapter to update us on his life. And the acknowledgment that life doesn’t always wrap up in a happy ending, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be happy with where you are. Although I thought the final chapter had the vibes of trying harder to be profound, it was still a good, emotional collection overall and I’m sure will resonate with many.
- Losing the one that is the best person for you because you know you are not the best person for them
- Religious trauma around sexuality, but also healing relationship with God, but maybe not the church/christians
- Realizing you need to learn to love yourself
This collection of poetry had me tearing up at the Barnes and Noble cafe. It is beautiful that he came back with an extended chapter to update us on his life. And the acknowledgment that life doesn’t always wrap up in a happy ending, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be happy with where you are. Although I thought the final chapter had the vibes of trying harder to be profound, it was still a good, emotional collection overall and I’m sure will resonate with many.
slm_'s review
5.0
I enjoyed the journey of “Beloved.” I found myself in so many of the pieces, and it was refreshing to be reminded that the journey that I am on has been braved by so many others.
alishreads's review
4.0
A beautiful collection of mesmerizing and intimate poems. The language is easy and simple, though they hold a far larger significance in them. The poems are empowering, encouraging and inspiring. The illustrations in between the pages of the book is an absolute pleasure for the readers. They totally captures the emotions of the poet, and compliments the poetry in the given page. The poetries talk about love, loss, self-healing and self love.
littleearthflower's review
4.0
I was very luckily to have been gifted this book, and it is an absolutely beautiful book — especially towards the end. It was a bit too melancholic at times for me, but this is a great book to get through a heartbreak and get back to yourself. There were poems I loved and poems I didn’t, but overall, this is art.
edithcazares02's review
3.0
I’ve been honestly gravitating towards poetry, and for the most part some have been truly enjoyable.
This collection itself was in the middle, there where some truly beautiful pieces that I could relate too, and some that I skipped, I always feel a little awkward reviewing poetry because I know it’s an extremely personal thing. But while it wasn’t my favorite. I still think it’s totally worth the read.
Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to review this collection of poetry
This collection itself was in the middle, there where some truly beautiful pieces that I could relate too, and some that I skipped, I always feel a little awkward reviewing poetry because I know it’s an extremely personal thing. But while it wasn’t my favorite. I still think it’s totally worth the read.
Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to review this collection of poetry
readwithethel's review
5.0
A powerful collection of poems that will bring you home
Key words: love, self-love, poetry, illustration, acceptance, healing
Be loved, Beloved, Be (loved). This collection was very enjoyable. First and foremost, I want to acknowledge how beautiful the illustrations were. I loved them. Jenette Wilson @nettysketti is the artist behind those illustrations that suited so well the different poems. Now we can talk about the poems and all I have to say is that I loved them too. There were some long poems and some short ones, of course I enjoyed the short ones the most as they were easier to read but some of the long poems were carrying so much truth, honesty and emotions that it really touched me. I took my time to read this collection, unlike the ones I had read before, and I think this is also a reason as to why I liked it so much. It was also very easy to read and even though it makes you reflect on your life, it does not leave you feeling confused. This book is a revised and extended version of the first edition. There is one more chapter at the end and I am proud to say I did notice a difference in the topic and the way the poet expressed himself. Overall, this is a powerful collection of poems, illustrated by an amazing artist, that I would recommend to everyone.
5/5
Thank you Netgalley for this eArc in exchange of my honest opinion.
Key words: love, self-love, poetry, illustration, acceptance, healing
Be loved, Beloved, Be (loved). This collection was very enjoyable. First and foremost, I want to acknowledge how beautiful the illustrations were. I loved them. Jenette Wilson @nettysketti is the artist behind those illustrations that suited so well the different poems. Now we can talk about the poems and all I have to say is that I loved them too. There were some long poems and some short ones, of course I enjoyed the short ones the most as they were easier to read but some of the long poems were carrying so much truth, honesty and emotions that it really touched me. I took my time to read this collection, unlike the ones I had read before, and I think this is also a reason as to why I liked it so much. It was also very easy to read and even though it makes you reflect on your life, it does not leave you feeling confused. This book is a revised and extended version of the first edition. There is one more chapter at the end and I am proud to say I did notice a difference in the topic and the way the poet expressed himself. Overall, this is a powerful collection of poems, illustrated by an amazing artist, that I would recommend to everyone.
5/5
Thank you Netgalley for this eArc in exchange of my honest opinion.
cantwelljr's review
1.0
ARC copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for review
This poetry collection could easily be retitled "My Boyfriend and I Broke Up and Now I'm DEEP". The posturing and affectation is so dense that it's a wonder he doesn't trip over himself. The lack of self-awareness in a collection of first person poetry is ironic at best. The E. E. Cummings style used in the title doesn't reappear in body of the work, if you're curious; honestly that's probably what drew me to this collection. The ideas presented are unoriginal and trite, and the only emotions conveyed are angst and self-righteousness. I'm not going to include any quotes because this is not a final copy and that feels unfair, but god could I give you some doozies. The narcissism of this child. I'm pretty sure that they broke up because Adan wanted to learn to love himself more, and that is not a lesson he needs to learn. He's got that one down pat. The whole thing is just so pretentious. Adan spends so much of this book writing about being brave enough to show the real him; he appears to have been successful.
For fans of Rupi Kaur.
This poetry collection could easily be retitled "My Boyfriend and I Broke Up and Now I'm DEEP". The posturing and affectation is so dense that it's a wonder he doesn't trip over himself. The lack of self-awareness in a collection of first person poetry is ironic at best. The E. E. Cummings style used in the title doesn't reappear in body of the work, if you're curious; honestly that's probably what drew me to this collection. The ideas presented are unoriginal and trite, and the only emotions conveyed are angst and self-righteousness. I'm not going to include any quotes because this is not a final copy and that feels unfair, but god could I give you some doozies. The narcissism of this child. I'm pretty sure that they broke up because Adan wanted to learn to love himself more, and that is not a lesson he needs to learn. He's got that one down pat. The whole thing is just so pretentious. Adan spends so much of this book writing about being brave enough to show the real him; he appears to have been successful.
For fans of Rupi Kaur.