Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Home Body by Rupi Kaur

14 reviews

jadehusdanhicks's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Surviving and suffering

Mental health 

Victimisation 

Toxic and or abusive relationships 

Sex 

Capitalism and its effects 

Identity. Being Sikh and acknowledging the 1984 genocide 

Race and racism 

Misogyny 

Inclusion in feminism (trans inclusive)

Love 
loss
trauma 
healing 
femininity
 and migration 

The many themes present within this book.  I particularly loved some of the ones addressing and calling out the ineffectiveness of white feminism and its exclusionary practices. Additionally, I think it’s great that Kaur draws attention to her family’s historical traumas such as the Sikh genocide ontop of personal traumas such as the themes of rape we’ve seen through all three collections. 

Titles in this collection are mind heart rest awake. 
It feels like it’s a therapy, both for Kaur to write and to read and to relate to. Throughout reading these collections I’ve grown a great appreciation for Kaur’s writing and for her willingness to share some of these tough experiences with the world. 
I think these are a great entryway into poetry, with a mostly short format of simple stanzas and then the rare more intricate poem that takes up a few pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Genocide, Grief, and Rape

emersonrosegiella16's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

I love this book. Any time I found myself relating to a poem or a part of it I highlighted it. Even though I can’t relate to everything written, I felt seen reading the things I’ve been thinking to myself translated so beautifully on paper. I’ll definitely be going back to this in the future with a new highlighter and see where I am then.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Deportation, Grief, Cursing, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

blueyogi's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Self harm, Islamophobia, Grief, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Racial slurs, Blood, Police brutality, Xenophobia, and Sexual violence

simplyammee's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Grief, and Rape

joisaddler's review

dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Grief, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

samigilbert's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

just a beautiful collection of poems. it made me feel so many different emotions and i enjoyed reading this a lot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

emoryscott's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

potatogrr's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Grief, and Emotional abuse

c45p1n's review

reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Xenophobia and Grief

Minor: Gaslighting, Violence, and Toxic friendship

ashleycmms's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Genocide, Rape, Death, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, and Mental illness