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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Before I go into my short review, I would like to add the disclaimer that I am recently aware of Halsey's disturbing history of kissing (tons of) underage fans on the lips when they (Halsey) were younger (but still an adult). I also know that they are now getting involved with NFTs (educate yourself on how they're horrible for the environment and also basically a shitty pyramid scheme) and that also sucks. I know everyone has haters, but some things can't be ignored. I do enjoy their music and when my library acquired their book I reserved it and read it with this history in mind.
Some TWs for both the book and this review: Sexual assault, miscarriage, abuse, drugs)
I am fairly critical of poetry books; I don't really like freeform poems and especially after I read Milk and Honey I've had a bad taste in my mouth about contemporary poetry. It's hard for me to not think of it as tryhard or nonsense (maybe it's just not for me). A lot of it just reads like forgotten Tumblr posts. I'm a bit more forgiving when a songwriter writes poetry I guess because the poems could pass for song lyrics. Some of the poems have earned my usual complaints, but I still enjoyed about half of these. I appreciated the structure, content, and even the context that some of them gave to articles written about Halsey that I've admittedly clicked on and believed at face value. I really really liked the poems 'Laundromat' (p. 75) and 'A Story Like Mine' (p. 106).
Halsey covers some subjects that are relevant to their life and experiences; some very sensitive, such as the time they suffered a miscarriage and then had to perform that night, or the time they accompanied a friend who had been sexually assaulted to Planned Parenthood. If this was a good outlet for them to express that then that's the only reason they needed to publish this. I am going to take a break from reading music artists' books for a little while though, at least until Michelle Zauner's memoir comes out next month :)
Some TWs for both the book and this review: Sexual assault, miscarriage, abuse, drugs)
I am fairly critical of poetry books; I don't really like freeform poems and especially after I read Milk and Honey I've had a bad taste in my mouth about contemporary poetry. It's hard for me to not think of it as tryhard or nonsense (maybe it's just not for me). A lot of it just reads like forgotten Tumblr posts. I'm a bit more forgiving when a songwriter writes poetry I guess because the poems could pass for song lyrics. Some of the poems have earned my usual complaints, but I still enjoyed about half of these. I appreciated the structure, content, and even the context that some of them gave to articles written about Halsey that I've admittedly clicked on and believed at face value. I really really liked the poems 'Laundromat' (p. 75) and 'A Story Like Mine' (p. 106).
Halsey covers some subjects that are relevant to their life and experiences; some very sensitive, such as the time they suffered a miscarriage and then had to perform that night, or the time they accompanied a friend who had been sexually assaulted to Planned Parenthood. If this was a good outlet for them to express that then that's the only reason they needed to publish this. I am going to take a break from reading music artists' books for a little while though, at least until Michelle Zauner's memoir comes out next month :)
It's a little dry, and it reads more like a bullet journal entry than poetry. In the middle, I was a little bored. Her writing left me feeling unsatisfied.
This was a quick, in-between, read for me. I have always adored Halsey and her music and her art and now, her poetry book.
To be blunt with you, it was some simple-written poems really but it was beautiful nevertheless. Halsey is a really good songwriter so it doesn’t come as a surprise to me that her poetry would come off beautiful despite it’s simplicity. Every poetry is beautiful. Every poetry feels personal. And I feel like this one truly is a personal one to her.
If she somehow came up with another collection of poetry book, I’d definitely read it. Anyway, stream her songs everywhere peeps
To be blunt with you, it was some simple-written poems really but it was beautiful nevertheless. Halsey is a really good songwriter so it doesn’t come as a surprise to me that her poetry would come off beautiful despite it’s simplicity. Every poetry is beautiful. Every poetry feels personal. And I feel like this one truly is a personal one to her.
If she somehow came up with another collection of poetry book, I’d definitely read it. Anyway, stream her songs everywhere peeps
I'm here for the "sHe ShOuLd sTiCk To SiNgInG" biased opinions.
It's very honest and very Halsey.
It's very honest and very Halsey.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
idk how i didn’t know this existed until now but anyway. stream if i can’t have love i want power!!!!
I don't care if it people say I'm acting like angsty teenager or whatever I absolutely loved it. I was half through the first poem and tears were already drowning my face.
There are always some people who are nothing yet everything like you & the minute you get to know a little about them you want to know everything about them. That's how I've always felt whenever I listened to Halsey's songs.
I've never openly admitted my love for her (only to a couple of friends) because it's so weird to explain it to someone why I latch on to her so much despite us being opposite side of the poles when it comes to our beliefs, her songs talking about sex and drugs while you'd never see me at that side of the universe. I cannot deny that we are so similar in a haunting way, maybe because .....
(Read the full article on my blog)
https://tahoorahashmi.wordpress.com/2021/08/03/halseys-i-would-leave-me-if-i-could/
I've never openly admitted my love for her (only to a couple of friends) because it's so weird to explain it to someone why I latch on to her so much despite us being opposite side of the poles when it comes to our beliefs, her songs talking about sex and drugs while you'd never see me at that side of the universe. I cannot deny that we are so similar in a haunting way, maybe because .....
(Read the full article on my blog)
https://tahoorahashmi.wordpress.com/2021/08/03/halseys-i-would-leave-me-if-i-could/