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i get it. i really do, most of it. inspiring and awakening? yes. the style? not my type i guess.
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Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Colonisation
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It didn't overwhelm me, but I enjoyed it! some nice poems that stood out, some underwhelming poems that blended together.
I am a tad conflicted by this book. I loved the first and last sections (mind and awake) but many of the poems feel like straight up statements that everyone knows. Some pages were one-dimensional because they lacked a deeper meaning, one-sentence “poems”; there was nothing to admire per se. It was nice but I’m not sure I’d recommend it to anyone.
I feel like the one good thing about the short poems is that they’re easy to read through; it’s a quick read. I started and finished the book in less than an hour.
I shamelessly enjoyed many of Kaur's poems in this collection
I love Rupi Kaur’s poetry especially her first two books of poetry. There are also many poems in this book that resonated with me - but maybe none that made me look at the world from a different perspective. I felt much more the age gap between her experiences and mine - which was maybe why it didn’t land in the same way as the first two. I’m still really glad I have a copy and I will dip in to it again I am sure.