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

7 reviews

shadow_cat94's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

2.5

Halsey's first poetry book is written in free-verse touching on a variety of topics and a style similar to her music rather than more classic/lyrical poetry. I liked some of these poems more than others, but most of thems I personally felt like they could have used more work before publication or were starting ideas rather than whole poems (one was even a portion of a song of hers).

It travels from her childhood through adulthood touching between romanti  relationships, family dynamics, traumatic experiences, drug abuse from friends and partners, and the impacts of fame to sum up some of the overarching subjects. Please check the triggers before deciding to read this book if you struggle with any heavy topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Blood, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

fadeddpages's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Alcohol

becksusername's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Praise Halsey 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Abandonment

grimmdark's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense

love u so much ash

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Abortion

joshurfriend's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I was not expecting this. Usually artists and celebrities don’t produce the best written work regardless of how talented they are musically or elsewhere. Halsey broke that mold. My pages were stained with tears from reading some of these poems. She talks about love and loss and addiction and miscarriage and motherhood and dreams and the industry— this book moved me and i would gladly give it 10 stars if i could. No gimmicks, just art.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

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