Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Meu corpo minha casa by Rupi Kaur

165 reviews

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

I avoided reading this book for a long time, because I thought it was overhyped. But after reading this poetry, it might be one of my favourite poetry collections. Not all of the poems are great, in my opinion, and some of the pages aren't really poems so much as statements. This being said, Rupi wrote so many things that struck a chord really strongly with me and there were large parts of this book that I couldn't help but meditate on and feel moved by. And isn't that emotional connection the sign of great poetry? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

hmatt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful

1.0

Oh boy, this was not good. My curiosity got the better of me, though, and the audiobook is an hour long. 

Most of these "poems" were cringeworthy, to me. Very few read as poems, at least via audio - they feel more like bits of memoir and I think I would have been more interested if some of them had been fleshed out as essays instead of needlessly stylized (e.g. the one about her dad as a truck driver). Many of the more political/social-justicey ones just read like out-of-context buzzwordy instagram captions strung together, and I really was not compelled to believe their genuineness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness

maat_firven's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

emoryscott's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

hannahleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

quinnlind's review against another edition

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

4.25

I’d recommend this to any woman, especially women of color, trans women, women who are immigrants, women who have been s/a

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

abbyluvsfrogs444's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Such a fantastic poetry collection. Almost every page is highlighted or annotated. So many of these poems hit home. I am in love with Rupi Kaur's words. Completely in love. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, and Classism

silverhastings13's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

claranasman02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

mika_ryan's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault