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

35 reviews

cortnereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I didn’t know what to expect besides… poems but I really loved this collection and I adore Halsey even more. There were some intense moments but worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

chandle5's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, and Alcohol

brieflybutterfly's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Gaslighting

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

wanderonwards's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

2.0

There are some absolutely beautiful and powerful verses in here, but overall I think I would have appreciated it more if I had been able to listen to the poems. I don’t think they work well in this format.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia

dizzyindecision's review

dark emotional reflective sad

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use

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

bardic_llama's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

2.5

while it was an interesting insight into Halsey's life, there's was some lines that were repetitive such as the mention of honey. Then again half the poems were in response to previous poems in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Rape

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

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