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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
(2.5 stars, but I also just read Lana's book so I'm favourably inclined to round this one up by comparison.)
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Halsey did not hold back when writing this. It was brutally human and honest. I went through all the emotions reading it, and I think that's always a sign of a great poetry collection. Some of the poems read more like short stories, but I really liked those one in particular. They weren't as polished as other poems I've read, but I think that furthered my appreciation for them. Humans aren't polished, nor are most human experiences, so why should our feelings and the way we express them be? It makes sense to me the way Halsey chose to share their stories– I think it was great storytelling on their part.
I listened to this as an audiobook, and that was a great experience. Halsey's voice was incredibly soothing at certain points, and almost violently harsh at other points. It was perfect. I highly recommend this to people looking for a good poetry audiobook!
I will, however, be purchasing a physical copy so I can annotate it!
I listened to this as an audiobook, and that was a great experience. Halsey's voice was incredibly soothing at certain points, and almost violently harsh at other points. It was perfect. I highly recommend this to people looking for a good poetry audiobook!
I will, however, be purchasing a physical copy so I can annotate it!
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
emotional
sad
fast-paced
I pretty much got through most of this but didn't read the last few, but I didn't think that would stop me from getting the gist. Overall, it's a good collection. There are some standouts and some not so great. You can definitely see her lyrical influence in some poems, which eh, I sort of didn't like those. I most appreciated her full on vulnerability and relatability.
I just sort of felt like I was reading a poem I could write or have written. It just didn't always push past feeling like a high school notebook and into a really credible book of poetry, which is a shame because the potential and thought was all there.
I just sort of felt like I was reading a poem I could write or have written. It just didn't always push past feeling like a high school notebook and into a really credible book of poetry, which is a shame because the potential and thought was all there.
emotional
fast-paced
Better than I had expected, and it was a pleasant surprise.
The raw emotions in this collection were the real driving force that kept me reading and I'm glad that I did. I hope that if more celebrities write poetry that they take this collection of a good example.
The raw emotions in this collection were the real driving force that kept me reading and I'm glad that I did. I hope that if more celebrities write poetry that they take this collection of a good example.