Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

14 reviews

gracie_samol's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

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

mariasilva's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

2.0

 i snuggled in bed after a long day today and read this book! :) it consists of four chapters of small poems. its goal is to touch on "love, loss, trauma, abuse, healing, and femininity". this book was both written and illustrated by Kaur and self published in 2014.

some passages made me feel a pit in my stomach in the first chapter, where topics can be very heavy, so trigger warning for abuse, sexual assault. caution if you're under age, maybe skip this one.

i like how cut & dry the feelings of the author are displayed but the poems are too short and simple for my personal preference. with two stars i'm not saying it wasn't enjoyable: i enjoyed reading it! »» 2 stars means it was okay. it's very clear the author poured their soul into these poems. her poems read like thoughts.
personally i do wish they were a little more "edited". for example, i wouldn't mind if the book didn't include those really simple poems like: "i have / what i have / and i am happy / i've lost / what i've lost / and i am / still / happy" cuz those really lowered the quality of the book for me.

passages that i wanted to see more of from Kaur: "the only reason you know / you're still alive is from the / heaving of your chest". "perhaps / (...) / i am paying / for sins i don't / remember". "bloom beautifully / dangerously / loudly / bloom softly". "he had the smell of / starvation on his lips" "every time you / tell your daughter / you yell at her / out of love / you teach her to confuse / anger with kindness".

i can see why this book is attractive to those who can unfortunately relate to Rupi, to survivors of abuse and negligence or suffocation and i think the author has great potential! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

gabrielleclarke05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Misogyny, Sexism, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship