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A review by bloodyvalentine
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
reflective
fast-paced
3.25
Rupi Kaur finds me conflicted with myself with every second Turn of a Page.
Some of her poems resonate somewhere deep within, move me, make me rethink how I look at myself.
Then, some read like the Instagram captions of my fourteen year old niece would if I had one. I feel like the shorter they are, the smaller is my interest and emotion for them.
This is most likely because one or two liners are just not the kind of poetry i enjoy most of the time and you'd really have to drop a bomb on me to make me enjoy them. Sometimes, thats what Kaur manages, and on other times not at all.
Over all, I’m not mad that i spent part of my evening reading this, and i can imagine people really loving it, but I wouldn't re-read the entire collection, only parts of it.
Some of her poems resonate somewhere deep within, move me, make me rethink how I look at myself.
Then, some read like the Instagram captions of my fourteen year old niece would if I had one. I feel like the shorter they are, the smaller is my interest and emotion for them.
This is most likely because one or two liners are just not the kind of poetry i enjoy most of the time and you'd really have to drop a bomb on me to make me enjoy them. Sometimes, thats what Kaur manages, and on other times not at all.
Over all, I’m not mad that i spent part of my evening reading this, and i can imagine people really loving it, but I wouldn't re-read the entire collection, only parts of it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence