Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

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

36 reviews

audgee122's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

2.75

There’s some good work in here, especially around heavier topics like assault and body image, but there’s also a bunch of edgy shit and Halsey’s trademark theater kid dramatics. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

robyn_fenix's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia

Minor: Mental illness, Blood, and Abortion

somelibrarychick's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

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

naviation's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

2.5

There are a handful of beautiful poems there, yes. But most of them read like song lyrics. Halsey is definitely an amazing songwriter and maybe it was just a hit and a miss this time. It feels like an unedited version- wasted potential, for sure.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

hmknerr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Blood and Abortion

softgalaxy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Halsey’s poetry is wonderfully vivid and ugly. It doesn’t shy from horrible truths at all. This is also why I love them as a music artist, her words are powerful and spellbinding. It translates to the written word just as well.

The reason that it’s not 5 stars is that some of it felt unedited. Also, there was 1 line that was biphobic that kinda shocked me. I know Halsey is bi themself, but still, it felt unnecessary to what I felt the poem was trying to say; commenting on toxic masculinity and relationships with men within the patriarchy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Biphobia

cosycourtney's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

Despite note being an avid reader of poetry I really enjoyed this book. As a Halsey fan it added a lot of insight into her life and music and made me feel like I was getting a special preview. I enjoyed the words and I resonated with some of the poems. Some felt confusing and missed the mark but it was still interesting to read about such experiences. Some of my stand out poems were Wish You The Best, The Tourist, Onanism, Eight, The Painter, Antagonist, Fun Girl (I think my favourite) and A Story Like Mine (search her performing this at the womens march, I cry every time). I think this book would be great to return to as life goes on and see whether I read anything differently. I would recommend this for fans of Halsey and poetry lovers but please consider trigger warnings before reading as there are very dark themes discussed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

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

justkimmithings's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Child death and Miscarriage