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Hard, hopeful, utterly intoxicating - this may be my favorite of all Rupi's collections. home body is all the groundwork I loved about milk and honey with the thematic development of the sun and her flowers. Equal parts brutal and gentle, and unapologetically feminist, Rupi conjures hope from the shadows of depression, salty tears from the blinding light of romance.
This is one to keep on your nightstand, read over and over again, or simply flip to a page at random when you find yourself in need of some extra strength to gaze at the gorgeous linework that accompanies Rupi's words so perfectly. And slowly but surely, the fog will fade away.
This is one to keep on your nightstand, read over and over again, or simply flip to a page at random when you find yourself in need of some extra strength to gaze at the gorgeous linework that accompanies Rupi's words so perfectly. And slowly but surely, the fog will fade away.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.5
FIRST of all, can we stop shitting on rupi kaur?? it’s honestly giving me misogyny dressed up as an english teacher & i’ve been over it.
okay, now that that’s out of the way:
i didn’t love this as much as i loved m&h and ts&hf, partially because i think i’m older and have learned a lot of these lessons in therapy, thus especially the mind section didn’t feel revolutionary or insightful to me. also, a lot of the poems felt personal and as if they were important to the author but not to other people (like, that might be news to you but i already know? again the therapy thing). basically, the first half was meh for me—it felt a bit lackluster and the illustrations (one of my fave parts) didn’t expand upon the meaning of the poems as they did in the second half.
i got this from the library & i do want to purchase it because there were 10+ poems which i thought were wonderful/made me smile. this is the same as with her other books; i always find with poetry books even that i enjoy that i only find 10 or so that i really want to go back to often. i particularly loved the exploration of capitalism and productivity as that is something i am working through right now.
overall, this felt like very much a covid book to me in that i could sense the pressure on the author which i felt limited her from the ability to relax into her art & have it be reflective rather than reactive. but, i truly love her poetry & although this collection isn’t my fave it’s worth a read if you liked her other ones !!
FIRST of all, can we stop shitting on rupi kaur?? it’s honestly giving me misogyny dressed up as an english teacher & i’ve been over it.
okay, now that that’s out of the way:
i didn’t love this as much as i loved m&h and ts&hf, partially because i think i’m older and have learned a lot of these lessons in therapy, thus especially the mind section didn’t feel revolutionary or insightful to me. also, a lot of the poems felt personal and as if they were important to the author but not to other people (like, that might be news to you but i already know? again the therapy thing). basically, the first half was meh for me—it felt a bit lackluster and the illustrations (one of my fave parts) didn’t expand upon the meaning of the poems as they did in the second half.
i got this from the library & i do want to purchase it because there were 10+ poems which i thought were wonderful/made me smile. this is the same as with her other books; i always find with poetry books even that i enjoy that i only find 10 or so that i really want to go back to often. i particularly loved the exploration of capitalism and productivity as that is something i am working through right now.
overall, this felt like very much a covid book to me in that i could sense the pressure on the author which i felt limited her from the ability to relax into her art & have it be reflective rather than reactive. but, i truly love her poetry & although this collection isn’t my fave it’s worth a read if you liked her other ones !!
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Ive loved all of Rupi Kaurs work. I prefer sitting even if its for an hour and truly reflecting on her poetry. Her words are so majestically laid on paper with her illustrations. It evokes a simplicity of life and of femininity that reminds me that we own ourselves and our own power as women. It reminds us that we are not our villains or our circumstances but are a representation of the strength it takes to overcome and stand beholdened by life and its circumstances.
This volume by Kaur is more intimate and explicit than I think I was expecting. There are pieces that resonate, and others that made me uncomfortable but all worth sitting on.
A quick read, as most of the poems are quite short. I have not read any of Rupi Kaur’s earlier books.
There were quite a few that resonated. Other poems didn’t hold the same spark for me. But that’s okay, I’ve never read a book of poems in which I loved each one.
There were quite a few that resonated. Other poems didn’t hold the same spark for me. But that’s okay, I’ve never read a book of poems in which I loved each one.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I love this book there's so many different phones without this book that just relate way too much to my own personal life. And have me thinking and have me on the verge of I was crying It happened believing that someone else out there definitely is going through the same things as me and maybe just maybe I'll be able to get through it. And help me come to realization of my own self worth and I guess also being in therapy and finally taking a step into a warning a better future for myself also plays a role in how I work at reading these poems throughout this book.