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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
I didn't enjoy this as much as I enjoyed Milk & Honey, but it was still an amazing read. I loved the aspects of immigration and the appreciation for her mother. I just found that it was very repetitive and it kind of seemed like happiness only comes when you're in a relationship. Of course, that could only be my point of view and the poems could be interpreted in many different ways. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed this collection of poems very much.
It just felt as though she scrolled through some Social Media app and took what people liked most and turned it into poetry, if you can call this that. It would've been better if some of these had remained poems in her notes app or something, instead of being published.
this is pretty much a re-read as i read this years ago but reading it now feels a lot more underwhelming. perhaps because we’re no longer in the era where simplistic and short instagram poetry is no longer as intriguing as it once was. had i reviewed this years ago you might see me gush over how relatable each of rupi kaur’s piece were to my budding young self. some poetry and words i adore but some felt like it was written in your iPhone notes app. but considering the era it was published in, i guess it makes sense. all in all, it was a good fast paced read for me which i needed and it delivered.
This was not my cup of tea. I cringed so hard and rolled my eyes way too many times.
■《The Sun and Her Flowers Book Review》■
First of all, it took a while to read this book. Sometimes it was almost boredom to read the poems. I think Kaur should've worked a little bit on her writing style or skills, just expected more than this. Milk and Honey for sure was better for me.
》》Even though, Rupi was good at showing different views once again of different things in life, mostly parenting, mothers, feminine point of view in five chapter: wilting, falling, healing, rooting, rising and blooming.
》》》 THREE Stars are too enough sorry.
》》》》I am expecting more in the near future.
3.5 stars. I enjoyed this poetry collection even more than Milk and Honey.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
When I read Milk and Honey, I said that while I didn't like it, I did see some potential in it and even a few good poems, buried underneath some lazy writing. While Rupi Kaur isn't the worst poet, I do think that the style she popularized in Milk and Honey led to some of the worst poets out there to be published.
...this, however, is the absolute worst of Milk and Honey. While I did see a few glimmers of good here and there, it was nothing compared to the badly written mediocrity in this one. I'm not even sure I should get into all of it, because there is so much there. There is a lot of aesthetic choices that ruin otherwise good poems. A lot of nothing-poems that might have been good if they were actually expanded upon. A lot of messaging that I found to be extremely poorly thought out or even downright offensive.
Overall, would not recommend at all.
...this, however, is the absolute worst of Milk and Honey. While I did see a few glimmers of good here and there, it was nothing compared to the badly written mediocrity in this one. I'm not even sure I should get into all of it, because there is so much there. There is a lot of aesthetic choices that ruin otherwise good poems. A lot of nothing-poems that might have been good if they were actually expanded upon. A lot of messaging that I found to be extremely poorly thought out or even downright offensive.
Overall, would not recommend at all.
'll start by saying that Kaur's Second book(the one in the picture) isn't as mindblowing as her first one. She's divided the book into five parts, each composed of collections of prose and poems that fit the mood of that particular section. While I loved certain poems about her family, her father and mother, the rest failed to create a flurry of emotions milk and honey did. It didn't emote the hurt, the pain, the sadness or a surge of inspiration that I felt when I read Milk and Honey.
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It's hard not to compare this book to her first one. Especially because I noticed that she draws a lot of inspiration from milk and honey. And while drawing inspiration from one's previous work is completely justifiable, here it feels as if she's created her masterpiece and for every piece after that, she's trying to emulate her own genius...( I don't know if that makes sense). And that in a way falls short to bring out her true talents. With the exception of a few poems(especially the ones in 'rooting'), the rest felt monotonous, predictable and while not completely un-relatable, written for the sake of making the reader relate.
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It's hard not to compare this book to her first one. Especially because I noticed that she draws a lot of inspiration from milk and honey. And while drawing inspiration from one's previous work is completely justifiable, here it feels as if she's created her masterpiece and for every piece after that, she's trying to emulate her own genius...( I don't know if that makes sense). And that in a way falls short to bring out her true talents. With the exception of a few poems(especially the ones in 'rooting'), the rest felt monotonous, predictable and while not completely un-relatable, written for the sake of making the reader relate.