laitstrawberry's review against another edition
1.0
feels bad rating this really low because the poems are about empowerment and her trauma…but like??? this was not it
danihumps's review against another edition
2.0
I’ve enjoyed her previous work (see Milk & Honey). This was meh for me.
moominhello's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
1.75
I’ve enjoyed Kaur’s previous work so this review doesn’t come lightly. In fact, I saved a few of the poems to my journal but it is unfortunate that there are so many filler works in between them that spoil the read.
giuli_lec's review against another edition
3.0
Bello, ci sono alcune poesie dentro splendide, ma... Sinceramente a tratti l'ho trovato ripetitivo e molto simile ai due precedenti.
Niente di ché: né brutto, né sconvolgente.
Niente di ché: né brutto, né sconvolgente.
nelemon's review against another edition
5.0
Say about Rupi Kaur what you will, but you can be sure she’ll pour everything of herself into her words and doesn’t hold back. There’s so much emotion in this collection, pain, trauma, love, healing. And her poetry is pretty straightforward, you know what she’s saying. Sometimes it works for me, sometimes it doesn’t, but this collection was a hit. I absolutely loved Home Body! Of course there are some poems that I loved more than others (and some are just way too short in my opinion) but overall, I really enjoyed this and it might be my favorite of Rupi‘s books.
robzuwu's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.0
How does one review poetry? I mean I like poetry, Im not 100% sure I like Rupi Kaur's poetry, a lot of it reads like shower thoughts or an attempt to write a viral tweet? but the sections that read like traditional poetry I found very compelling and moving. I can't relate to a lot of the subject matter but I think Rupi Kaur does a really good job of putting the reader in her shoes, even in the sections where the writing didn't hit as hard for me.
I did tab a few poems though so I didn't completely dislike this book.
I did tab a few poems though so I didn't completely dislike this book.
rpettaway's review against another edition
2.0
I honestly can't tell you why I was so bothered by this.
A construction of words
formulated to inform you
how to live a better life
in a better style, tends to
make me feel as though the
life I live now is not the one
that this author expects of me.
This read as like a personal transformation book, which I personally am not a fan of. The impromptu poem about how I felt about this was longer than a majority of the poems in the book. I prefer longer poems, it tends to suck me in more.
A construction of words
formulated to inform you
how to live a better life
in a better style, tends to
make me feel as though the
life I live now is not the one
that this author expects of me.
This read as like a personal transformation book, which I personally am not a fan of. The impromptu poem about how I felt about this was longer than a majority of the poems in the book. I prefer longer poems, it tends to suck me in more.