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I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry by Halsey

32 reviews

oak's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

Most of the poetry in this book captures the complicated emotions she is trying to convey. The poems have intriguing structure and powerful wordplay. 

Some of the poetry in this book needs some work. Some of the poems carry on longer than they need to, resulting in a less impactful feeling. Some are a bit too cliche. The worst ones in the book seem like a first draft, like she just jotted down some thoughts in her iphone’s notes app. Having said that, some of those poems are charming for that very reason. They’re raw. 

I’m conflicted about what to rate this collection of poetry all together, because I really loved most of it, and really cringed at the rest. 

I read this book because I am a fan of Halsey’s music. I would recommend this book to other Halsey fans, but in general I would not recommend this book to others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual content

melosamatic's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

cristal10's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

shewantsthediction's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

2.0

Disclaimer: I'm only a casual Halsey listener and like a few of her songs. Most of these were pretty bad and amateurish, but I think that's to be expected from a poetry collection by a celebrity. A handful were really good, though, and offered some insight into her life that was both moving and very sad. (She has a lot of trauma in her past: rape, abusive relationships, etc.) Her writing has that "lost teenager in love with the wrong people" vibe about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage

thoroughlyenjoyedbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

gabibooksit's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault

amoscreates's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Rape

angel_kiiss's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

 
I actually vibed with a lot of Halsey’s poems, but if anything I think that says more about me and my relationship to my angst-filled years than it does Halsey. However, I strongly respect the criticism that this collection has garnered because it does deserve it. Like many have pointed out before, the poems are strong in foundation but feel as if they are drafts in the making. Some don’t flow well or are a little too clunky or have several out-of-topic lines that don’t read well with the rest of the poem. It’s good but it needed more time in the over, as they say.
She’s a lyricist and it shows, almost every fifth line hitting as if it’s a kick to your soul. She even includes the poem she read at the Women’s March in 2017 which is, honestly, spectacular. Every third or so poem reads like a diary entry and not a poetic stanza but that’s okay only if your a big fan of Halsey, which I am, but doesn’t ring the same if you came here to read her poetry, not a Dear Diary post.
It’s also littered with the poems that either inspired or began a lot of her songs from Manic and some from Hopeless Fountain Kingdom. Many are taken straight from poem to lyric, but there are some which differ ever so slightly and it’s cool to see the different stages of the writing process. My favorite lines from Clementine are seen in the original stanza in Stockholm Syndrome Pt. 1 and as a fan that was enjoyable to see. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Abortion

fat_louie's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Abortion

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence