finnsnowbevi's review
1.0
I definitely put this book on my to-read list when I was 15, and if I read it when I was 15 and "edgy", maybe I would've liked it. My only thought thorough-out this was "I hope the author got the help they clearly needed". One star because you have to give it at least one star.
angielisle's review
4.0
A collection of poetry (and an essay or two) revolving around emotional topics, depression being a common theme. Stop Me gives voice to a feeling common among depressive disorders. The stark simplicity of Seer, A Rare Absence, and Impatience make them strong (lost) love poems while several poems, like Vendetta, Depiction, and Prize Possession, express violent ideas that women have rarely been allowed to express.
The poems vary in style and format, with only a couple poems structured around a rhyme pattern. The rhyming poems are among my least favorite; the patterns feel too concocted, particularly when pitted against Zahra's freeform poetry.
My favorite line from this book doesn't come from the poems but from the afterward by Irum Zahra: "P.S. Find the words written for you and let them resonate in your mind and heart."
For me, that would be Roses on My Arms. The tattoo on my left arm is a full sleeve composed of roses, clouds, and bats that cover some of my own self-inflicted scars (and that's all the spoiler you'll get about the poem).
But Shambles of Innocence runs a close second to being my favorite poem because it's the strongest "woman-poem" in the book.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review.
The poems vary in style and format, with only a couple poems structured around a rhyme pattern. The rhyming poems are among my least favorite; the patterns feel too concocted, particularly when pitted against Zahra's freeform poetry.
My favorite line from this book doesn't come from the poems but from the afterward by Irum Zahra: "P.S. Find the words written for you and let them resonate in your mind and heart."
For me, that would be Roses on My Arms. The tattoo on my left arm is a full sleeve composed of roses, clouds, and bats that cover some of my own self-inflicted scars (and that's all the spoiler you'll get about the poem).
But Shambles of Innocence runs a close second to being my favorite poem because it's the strongest "woman-poem" in the book.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review.
hinalovestoread's review
4.0
It's a 4.5
A copy was provided by the author for an honest review.
When I started it, I was not sure how the book will turn out to be because writing poetry is something another level completely.
That is where I must state that I was completely floored.
Irum Zahra, in you we, the poetry readers, have found a remarkable gift. Your words have a feel to them. They suck a person right in.
Now I am going to list down a few that I liked best in this collection.
- Spindles and Dream catchers
- Being Worthy Enough
- The Drunken Dreams
A copy was provided by the author for an honest review.
When I started it, I was not sure how the book will turn out to be because writing poetry is something another level completely.
That is where I must state that I was completely floored.
Irum Zahra, in you we, the poetry readers, have found a remarkable gift. Your words have a feel to them. They suck a person right in.
Now I am going to list down a few that I liked best in this collection.
- Spindles and Dream catchers
- Being Worthy Enough
- The Drunken Dreams
pamshenanigans's review
3.0
"Nature doesn't cause disasters. We do. People do.
That's all we are capable of.
Chaos.
And then we blame each other.
So what disaster are you blaming me for?"
That's all we are capable of.
Chaos.
And then we blame each other.
So what disaster are you blaming me for?"
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