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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
I'm so sick of men who think they know what's best for women.
A man writing about *checks notes* the worth of a woman???
While I get that this might offer comfort to those dealing with heartbreak (which I'm not, I only thought the title was good), the glaring lack of depth and the condescending undertone in this collection are hard to ignore. The author's presumption to capture and convey a woman's experience comes off as misguided and, at times, tone-deaf. The overall vibe feels a bit detached and overly sure of itself. What's funny is what is presented as empowerment comes across as a hollow attempt at masking regressive views on women. The audacity of a man presuming to fully understand and articulate what a woman had to go through makes this not only clichéd, but also an unfortunate example of misguided storytelling that perpetuates harmful stereotypes.
It's disappointing to come across a work, much more a poetry collection (is it?), that claims authenticity yet fails to break free from regressive perspectives.
The author basically spends the entire collection patting himself on the back, acting like he's the savior because apparently, every other guy in the world is a jerk who only objectifies women. Oh, but don't worry, he's different. KAINIS.
A man writing about *checks notes* the worth of a woman???
While I get that this might offer comfort to those dealing with heartbreak (which I'm not, I only thought the title was good), the glaring lack of depth and the condescending undertone in this collection are hard to ignore. The author's presumption to capture and convey a woman's experience comes off as misguided and, at times, tone-deaf. The overall vibe feels a bit detached and overly sure of itself. What's funny is what is presented as empowerment comes across as a hollow attempt at masking regressive views on women. The audacity of a man presuming to fully understand and articulate what a woman had to go through makes this not only clichéd, but also an unfortunate example of misguided storytelling that perpetuates harmful stereotypes.
It's disappointing to come across a work, much more a poetry collection (is it?), that claims authenticity yet fails to break free from regressive perspectives.
The author basically spends the entire collection patting himself on the back, acting like he's the savior because apparently, every other guy in the world is a jerk who only objectifies women. Oh, but don't worry, he's different. KAINIS.
This book attracted me the moment I saw it. The smooth cover and small size reminded me of Milk and Honey (which I just read for the first time as I read this).
I love direct poetry and many of these poems really stuck out to me as either being motivational or reflective of my own life, but I did have one nagging issue.
I wish it was more organized. It’s organized in a stream of consciousness, which is fine until you compare it with Kaur’s. Sin could have divided it into a couple of sections ( i.e. ‘to the woman reading,’ ‘the heartbreak,’ and ‘the growth.’ ) Some poems are clearly to empower the females in his audience and are next to a poem where he is upset about his exes or his past.
Other than that, if you like modern direct poems, you’ll enjoy it.
I love direct poetry and many of these poems really stuck out to me as either being motivational or reflective of my own life, but I did have one nagging issue.
I wish it was more organized. It’s organized in a stream of consciousness, which is fine until you compare it with Kaur’s. Sin could have divided it into a couple of sections ( i.e. ‘to the woman reading,’ ‘the heartbreak,’ and ‘the growth.’ ) Some poems are clearly to empower the females in his audience and are next to a poem where he is upset about his exes or his past.
Other than that, if you like modern direct poems, you’ll enjoy it.
Giving this two stars, why? Because I liked the cover & the author used typewriter font in his poetry. I like typewriter font & Times New Roman. But I didn't exactly like all the poetry that much, there were some I could relate to generally but some I was like, "Uh okay...". For example: (on page 32)
".......my heart breaks at the thought
of you reading these words
with a heavy heart
my heart breaks because
you most likely picked up
this book because your heart
is hurting....."
My response to this after reading this was, "Um..no it's not. I picked this book up cause I wanted to read more poetry." I can honestly tell this whole book was a rant about his relationship, somethings made no sense, & well I didn't care much for the female positivity he was trying to do. It's like a few poems he would speak about a woman being strong & brave but then turn around an talk about arching her back with his fingers or other sexual means. I get it, it's a part of life, but I didn't want to read about it. =_=
The poems I did like were titled:
(pg7) "with lightning."
(pg18) "under stars."
(pg30) "put down your phone."
(pg46) "fed up."
(pg48) "connections."
(pg85) "snowfall in Queens."
*Now, these are the top two poems I greatly relate to since I do overthink bad. An there my top favorite.
(pg53) "midnight noise."
"nothing is louder
then overthinking
after midnight"
*(pg159) "deadly habit."
"my most dangerous habit
is overthinking"
Overall, I probably won't read this book again & there's a possibility I wouldn't suggest it either.
".......my heart breaks at the thought
of you reading these words
with a heavy heart
my heart breaks because
you most likely picked up
this book because your heart
is hurting....."
My response to this after reading this was, "Um..no it's not. I picked this book up cause I wanted to read more poetry." I can honestly tell this whole book was a rant about his relationship, somethings made no sense, & well I didn't care much for the female positivity he was trying to do. It's like a few poems he would speak about a woman being strong & brave but then turn around an talk about arching her back with his fingers or other sexual means. I get it, it's a part of life, but I didn't want to read about it. =_=
The poems I did like were titled:
(pg7) "with lightning."
(pg18) "under stars."
(pg30) "put down your phone."
(pg46) "fed up."
(pg48) "connections."
(pg85) "snowfall in Queens."
*Now, these are the top two poems I greatly relate to since I do overthink bad. An there my top favorite.
(pg53) "midnight noise."
"nothing is louder
then overthinking
after midnight"
*(pg159) "deadly habit."
"my most dangerous habit
is overthinking"
Overall, I probably won't read this book again & there's a possibility I wouldn't suggest it either.
A few really spoke to me, but it was very repetitive. A central theme would really help as well as limiting some of the poems to make the quality ones stand out more
There is an incredibly patronising tone to this poetry collection, written by a man who just wants women to know their own worth. Because we are not capable of seeing it unless a man tells us how. /s
at first these poems felt fine. i even resonated with some fragments.
but as i read on, i realized it was all the same: heartbreak, mansplaining womanhood (as another reviewer put it) and virtur-signaling from a 'nice guy'.
and the obsession with 'broken women' was borderline creepy, tbh.
at least it was easy to read through in a single day.
but as i read on, i realized it was all the same: heartbreak, mansplaining womanhood (as another reviewer put it) and virtur-signaling from a 'nice guy'.
and the obsession with 'broken women' was borderline creepy, tbh.
at least it was easy to read through in a single day.
So disappointing. The way this author writes about women it's not at all surprising that they have had a turbulent love life. I'm really sad that so many people loved this book and didn't even seem to notice the creepy "nice guy" overtones.
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced