Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

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

31 reviews

lily_kruse's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

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

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

marlan's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

Explicit but honest look at childhood trauma and relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

hayisa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.75

I don't often come across poems that narrate a whole story, but this poetry collection book had plenty of them. The writing was superb and although the rhymes were subtle, they weren't forced. It was actually the title that drew me into reading this book and the content inside did not disappoint. I would mostly recommend these to adult women as most of the poems are relatable to people around their age and also people who are in love/ fell in love.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual content

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

siriuslyjenn_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Grief

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

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