Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

32 reviews

lala_reads_too's review against another edition

slow-paced

0.25

Not 
poetry. 
Just words 
and cringy
 “art”
Written like this.  

With drawings 
That
My
12 year old 
Cousin 
Could draw. 


Such a waste of paper. 
Think about the planet 🪐


- LalaReadsToo

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

annagrace43's review against another edition

I didn’t how much it talked about SA

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Incest, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

filipa_maia's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

This book is a slap across the face.

some poems are very raw and detached, others are more kind and self-forgiving.

Every women should read this book. Loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Sexual assault

heoleen's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

whatbidoureads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.75

Re-read review:

I bought this book on a trip in NYC after raving reviews of a friend about how amazing it was, and after seeing the book itself all over my instagram.
I started reading it as soon as I bought it and was ready to have this awakening to poetry and be moved by beautiful and eye-opening verses. But to my surprise it was not all that. My first read was all the way through to The Healing which I left unread until now.

Four years later, the end of a personal chapter in my life, I decided to give the book another chance and reread / finish it (finally!), and so I did. Sure the story of the book is challenging and makes oneself question their past, self worth, and place in the world as well. But I found myself yet again going through the book asking myself what people found in it that I can't see. In my opinion, the book was simply over-ratted and kind of full of quotes you can find on coffee cups at Goodwill, or on Pinterest. (eg. you are your own soulmate, people go but how they left always stay, you've touched me without touching me)

Overall, finishing the part The Healing as I am starting a new chapter in my life had a nice ring to it, and I'm glad I finished the book. It wasn't for me but I'm sure I will take something out of it and who knows, maybe a few years from now I will re-read it again and finally be touched by it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

usjdjfnnffm2737's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

This book is talking about deep dark themes

mlnfrdt's review against another edition

IT WZS SHIT SORRY NOT SORRY I HAD TO READ IT FOR SCHOOL AND I JUST FELT LIKE SHE WAS TRYING TO MUCH TO BE AESTHETIC 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Incest, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Colonisation

sydney_mari3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

yourpal's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

I read this after a pretty painful breakup, it made me cry and made me recognize my worth. I hope to be strong enough to be patient. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

bloodyvalentine's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

3.25

Rupi Kaur finds me conflicted with myself with every second Turn of a Page. 
Some of her poems resonate somewhere deep within, move me, make me rethink how I look at myself. 
Then, some read like the Instagram captions of my fourteen year old niece would if I had one. I feel like the shorter they are, the smaller is my interest and emotion for them. 
This is most likely because one or two liners are just not the kind of poetry i enjoy most of the time and you'd really have to drop a bomb on me to make me enjoy them. Sometimes, thats what Kaur manages, and on other times not at all. 

Over all, I’m not mad that i spent part of my evening reading this, and i can imagine people really loving it, but I wouldn't re-read the entire collection, only parts of it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Sexual content