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Milk and Honey
Di Rupi Kaur
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Highly relatable…
Rupi Kaur’s debut collection of poetry has spent over a year on the New York Times bestseller list, a rare feat for poetry, considering how many people profess to not “get” the medium. Don’t be intimated by this collection — Kaur’s poems about womanhood are highly relatable and easily accessible.
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The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. milk and honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.
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Inizia a leggereInformazioni sul libro
Milk and Honey
Di Rupi Kaur
Nota dell'editore
Highly relatable…
Rupi Kaur’s debut collection of poetry has spent over a year on the New York Times bestseller list, a rare feat for poetry, considering how many people profess to not “get” the medium. Don’t be intimated by this collection — Kaur’s poems about womanhood are highly relatable and easily accessible.
Descrizione
The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. milk and honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.
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I'm not the biggest reader of poetry. My poetry consumption normally revolves around the collections my brother pushes me to read. I didn't feel much connection to any of the poems. While I normally appreciate interesting formatting and artwork, that aspect didn't capture my attention to any great degree either. I did read this as an ebook, so the format might have something to do with that. While this wasn't a poor collection by any means, I simply didn't feel much connection to it.
It seems that I am starting to like poetry. I try another poetry book this year and did not enjoy it so much but I like it this one. Is direct, is brutal and beautiful, the poems make you remember your ex, makes you feel the pain of a bad relationship and make you smile about the good moments. you choose your mood and read a part of the book. There is always something that will go to your heart no wonder why it became a bestseller.
i think this might actually be my favourite book. it's very sweet and simple. don't expect long complicated poems.
i think it's a book that suits the people who relate to it. it's a personal journey. i can see why some won't like it, but i loved it.
i would recommend it for later teens to young twenties. i would also recommend it for those who know they like poetry.
i think it's a book that suits the people who relate to it. it's a personal journey. i can see why some won't like it, but i loved it.
i would recommend it for later teens to young twenties. i would also recommend it for those who know they like poetry.
This was just everything. Rupi Kaur gives everything in this book. There is beauty and ugliness, sweetness and sadness, pain and healing. This book makes you feel happy, sad, angry, empowered, and thoughtful all at once. I can see myself in these pages. I can see people I know in these pages. I am reading friends, loved ones, people I love, and hate; people I miss and those I see everyday. I see the author in these words, and she is beautiful and brilliant.Read this book.Poetry is a fairly new thing I'm exploring and this book has helped me to appreciate and love it a little more.
I can be quite picky and severe when it comes to poetry as it has to make me feel, ache, and wonder. It's not an easy task to do. But I'll say this:Rupi Kaur delivered brilliantly. I loved her minimalist approach to most of her poems and their intensity. The word choice is deliberate yet touches one's soul with their truth. In one word? Raw. That's what these poems are - they're so raw they grip your guts and twist them, but their trick? They make you want more!There's only one thing I disliked about it and it was how many talks and references about sex there are. I was growing tired and annoyed of reading about it... It was as though it made up her whole life. I understand it might be important for the majority of people, but it was redundant and vulgar. I didn't expect much from Milk and Honey, but I had a lot of fun (and heartache, let's admit it here) reading this collection. In my opinion, it focuses on love, want, sex, abuse, heartache, and happiness. The writing was a bit surprising because I am used to writing each new verse with capital letters in my own poetry, but Rupi Kaur never used a capital at all! Different, but interesting in its own way.I gave it four stars because how wonderfully emotional it is (positive) and for the overuse of sex (negative). I encourage everyone to read it, mostly women as it tackles difficulties we experience everyday. Be aware that this collection of poems is not soft. You will be shaken, moved, and sometimes even thrown off your feet. But it'll leave a good trace on you.I could go on and on, but really, you just have to try it.
This short read packs a powerful punch. A must-read for anyone and everyone.
Pros:-Quick Read-Simple-Emotionally Powerful-Clear Tone-Neat Drawings/DoodlesCons:-Can be Emotionally Jarring/Draining-Surprised by mature themes because the title sounded so prettyNotes:-Sentences have "incorrect" grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc. because the author was inspired by her mother tongue, Punjabi, which has a script that has no distinction between upper and lowercase letters and the only punctuation used is the period. This might make it difficult for some people to read or enjoy (although the writing is not ridiculously complex or long-winded, which makes it easier).-Book format is like snippets of poetic prose (a few people I've seen have thought it ridiculous that the book's entries could be called poetry just because of all the line breaks, but what contributes to something being poetry is the rhythm/feel while reading, and poetic devices such as line breaks is one of the ways to create that. Prose is generally very straightforward and has little to no rhythm (like these review sentences), but that isn't to say that prose doesn't use poetic devices, Shakespeare's writing has probably some of the best examples of this, but you could also use Ellen Hopkins' books or even Cormac McCarthy's "The Road". Basically what makes this poetry instead of a story is an overlying plot or defined characters that connects all the tidbits, although there are poems that act as stories too (like the epics "The Illiad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer), so I guess the lesson of the day is that it doesn't really matter what it's called as long as it resonated with you as a reader, which I guess can depend on whether you like poetic devices or not.)That was a longer and much more rant than review, so my bad, but thanks for reading this because it means you probably read to the bottom :) I hope I didn't sound condescending, sorry if I did, I'm just starting out writing reviews.
you are snakeskin
and I keep shedding you somehow
my mind is forgetting
every exquisite detail
of your face
and letting go has
become the forgetting
which is the most pleasant and saddest thing
to have happened
(pg. 119)
I'm not usually a poetry fan, but this book spoke to me. Very much a women's perspective on relationships and sexuality and gender. Try it, I think you'll like it.
and I keep shedding you somehow
my mind is forgetting
every exquisite detail
of your face
and letting go has
become the forgetting
which is the most pleasant and saddest thing
to have happened
(pg. 119)
I'm not usually a poetry fan, but this book spoke to me. Very much a women's perspective on relationships and sexuality and gender. Try it, I think you'll like it.
An incredible book that I've been anxious to read. To the author :Thank you love for sharing you with us.
delightful book easy to read with smile on your face and after you done you carry wisdom in your brain and your heart softend
this book has gave me strength in life! ???? rlly good
This is such a beautiful story. It is very intimate and offers a lot for the heart.
Excellent book!!! Her poetry is so impressive it touched my heart and soul.
I love the empowerment in this woman's words. She has an incredible way of phrasing the most basic things all girls/women need to hear.
Thoroughly enjoyed ❤❤❤
I had picked this up before and didn't feel as much as I did now because I came with expectations. My heart has since then been opened to uncertainty, and this book has shown me the goldmine it is. Rupi Kaur is a wonderful poet and role model.
I had picked this up before and didn't feel as much as I did now because I came with expectations. My heart has since then been opened to uncertainty, and this book has shown me the goldmine it is. Rupi Kaur is a wonderful poet and role model.
It’s an amazing read. Especially recommended to people who like poetry with a little dark touch
This story is the most heart warming and humbling I’ve read so far. It has helped me heal through dark times and now is a reminder for me to keep going. This is my favorite.
It was so relatable and helpful. It opens you up to a lot that you think you've experienced but actually never thought deeply about.
My 18 year old daughter introduced this book to me and it's one of the best books I've ever read. It's amazing and all women should read it.
I couldn't put this book down. raw and honest emotions.
Amazing, rereading for the 5th time! it's a must ?❤?
A beautiful perspective on life & its struggles. A must read!
I starting reading this book i think this is amazing
I did really really love it but it also seemed a bit 'selfhelp-guide' like
Love this book, the poems hit where it burns. ?? l