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Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

40 reviews

sillih28's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

3.0

I really really love poetry! I went into this book knowing that it's main focus is relationships of romantic nature rather than friendship or family -- a topic i don't quite relate to. Nonetheless, the poems were incredibly touching and there were way more self-reflecting pages than I expected which made me really happy!! It's also so beautifully illustrated,, honestly this book is a go-to and an awesome starter for poetry babies! <3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Grief

Minor: Pedophilia, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

miandi's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

booksdogsandcoffee's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

5.0

A beautiful  collection of poetry about a south Asian women, her resilience, strength and stories. I loved listening to the audio it had such power and emotion with the author reading it. This book is so important, especially right now. Talking about women's experience more importantly poc women and their experience with sexual assault, trauma, and the world are things we need to listen to and raise up. There are so many amazing quotes from this here are a few of my favorites. I also highly suggest listening to this. The author reads in spoken word, and imo it makes it so powerful. 

“Other women’s bodies are not our battle grounds.”

“How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.”

“Your love is the love that makes all other loves irrelevant” 

“I am hopelessly a lover and a dreamer, and that will be the death of me”

“The abused and the abuser, I have been both.”

“Do not beg for what does not want to stay.”

“It is a part of the human experience to feel pain, do not be afraid. Open yourself to it.”

“Who tricked you into believing you need another person to complete you?”

“To be soft is to be powerful.”

Cw/tw

Genocide,

 loss, 

refugees,

 rape,

 torture

alcoholic,

 abusive parent, 

under age rape,

 toxic relationship, 

toxic family,

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Genocide, Misogyny, and Sexual content

itsmeyseniab's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

how you love yourself is
how you teach others
to love you

I loved how this first collection by Rupi Kaur was split into four chapters: "the hurting," "the loving," "the breaking," and "the healing" - it added another layer to the storytelling as well as showing Rupi's personal growth (that I very much connected with personally). The first chapter was extremely difficult to read and I would not recommend this collection to anyone who may be triggered by topics including assault, toxic relationships and abuse. That being said, the final two chapters (the breaking and the healing) are what made this a four star read for me - ultimately this collection tells the story of a young woman learning to love herself and to never make herself feel small for the sake of others, a sentiment that I think needs to be more prominent in media today.

Although I enjoyed the overall purpose of this collection, I will say the writing itself was just okay. There were some poems that were very heavy and thought-provoking, while others came off as being "filler". I would've liked to see the collection a little bit shorter, but overall I think this is a good collection for anyone looking to get into poetry for the first time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcoholism

molestation, strained father/daughter relationship

shayh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

I don't understand the poetry structure, and that's okay; it's unique to the author's style. 

This book begins strong and emotional. It brings the reader through the author's journey of pain, love, heartbreak, and healing. Her words are inspirational to those who are dealing with trauma and broken hearts. 

Your body is your home; others are guests. This part mentioned in the book stood out to me. I realized how true it is. No one should enter a home and criticize your decoration, natural or not. It's your comfort that matters; it's what makes you genuinely happy about yourself. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse

sydney2020's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Rape

hollyfitton1's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

book full of meaningful poems, divided into 4 parts. The loving, the hurting, the breaking, and the healing

njesenicka26's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism

kj468's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, and Rape

boowsy1's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I love how she goes into details of her life but shows the true process of trauma work and how to fully heal and being honest with self and others, amazing writer with so much emotions and well written thoughts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship