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savvylit's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
"The most important thing to do is not to worry. The lines on your face will never stop the sun from coming up. Your tears cannot affect the weather. There are wars going on. The one in your body is the only one you can be sure of losing or winning, then losing again."
I think my favorite thing about poets in general is their ability to shake beauty and universal truth out of some of the ugliest or most mundane aspects of life. Yrsa Daley-Ward is no exception to this rule. Drawing from her own intimate experiences, Daley-Ward gifts readers with a sense of strength and hope. She reminds us that our connection with ourselves is our most enduring relationship and should be protected at all costs.
I think my favorite thing about poets in general is their ability to shake beauty and universal truth out of some of the ugliest or most mundane aspects of life. Yrsa Daley-Ward is no exception to this rule. Drawing from her own intimate experiences, Daley-Ward gifts readers with a sense of strength and hope. She reminds us that our connection with ourselves is our most enduring relationship and should be protected at all costs.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Incest
mavii's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
2.75
wow. I truly don't know what to say about this book.
I'm not sure if I'll leave my 2.75/5 rating or if I'll change it.
it's not a bad book. I know that. I think it's beautifully written and so deep and complex. it's really emotional and I'm sure it might be really touching for the right people.
I'm not the right audience. I could resonate with and I even loved some of the poems, but it was honestly the minority of them. I wasn't able to actually understand most of this, and that's awful. because I really wanted to.
for people who can actually relate and understand this poems, I easily see this being a 5star reading.
I'm not sure if I'll leave my 2.75/5 rating or if I'll change it.
it's not a bad book. I know that. I think it's beautifully written and so deep and complex. it's really emotional and I'm sure it might be really touching for the right people.
I'm not the right audience. I could resonate with and I even loved some of the poems, but it was honestly the minority of them. I wasn't able to actually understand most of this, and that's awful. because I really wanted to.
for people who can actually relate and understand this poems, I easily see this being a 5star reading.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Racism, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Violence, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Death, and Rape
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