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Home Body: Mé tělo, můj chrám by Rupi Kaur

55 reviews

julesfrigault's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

siebensommer's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad

4.0

why do i hurt the ones
who want to lift me up and
worship the ones who crush me
- what made me like this

being the loudest on earth's playground
doesn't make us any more important than
the dirt we crush beneath our feet
we are a people
who forget what we are made of
a people who talk about the weather
as if it's mundane and not magic
as if the oceans
are not holy water
as if the sky
is not a vision
as if the animals
are not our siblings
as if nature is not god
and rain is not god's tears
and we are not god's children
as if god is not the earth itself
i was trying to fit into a system
that left me empty
- capitalism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Genocide and Racism

sianemily97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

literarywhore's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

once again kaur continues to amaze me with the sheer ability that she so transparently possesses in her writing. truly a work of art.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

theinkedpath's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

ES:

Me encanta Rupi Kaur, es mi poetisa favorita. Por eso, cuando me enteré de que tenía una nueva edición de su último libro "Home body" no lo dudé y me lancé.
Creo que la autora lidia con temas complejos como los abusos y la violencia sobre la mujer, la inmigración y el cariño a una misma. En este caso, a esta lista de temas se une la salud mental y la depresión (que la autora pasó previamente a escribir el libro). De hecho, hay unos pocos de los poemas que hablan de cómo la vorágine editorial la afectó a ella y a su trabajo creativo.

A pesar del trabajo creativo de la autora, y de la cantidad de poemas que marqué, sin embargo se me ha quedado corto. Creo que este poemario tenía mucho potencial y su complejidad daba pie a poemas más largos y abstractos...y sin embargo, propulaban textos más cortos que, al menos a mí, no me han llegado tanto.
¿Me ha gustado? Sí. ¿Esperaba más? También. Rupi es capaz de entenderme, pero en este caso mi libro era más largo y complejo que el espejo que ella me ha dado para reflejarme. ¿La leeré más? Siempre.

EN:

This is a strange book to review because Rupi Kaur is my favorite poet and I was very, very excited for this book.
In "Home body" Kaur explores some of her usual topics such as violences against women, inmigración and self-love, but she explores mental health a bit more, especially how it has affect her personally in her creative process, which includes also the very fast publishing industry.
I love how she creates poetry around this topics and I have marked quite a few poems. However, despite all of this I had the feeling that this poetry collection was missing something. It felt short. The complexity of its topics called in my opinion for longer, more complex poems, and yet, this time around Kaur those to write extremely short works (in some cases one or two lines poems). Which, in my opinion is a pity. 
I do Belice she touched my heart more with "The sun and her flowers", but I enjoyed this collection, but I think that this happened because normally Kaur´s words reflects how I feel... and maybe this time my internal world was too chaotic. I was definitely looking for more abstract, methaforical pieces...but some of this works also resonated with me. 

I do believe I was expecting more of the collection than what it delivered. However, I liked this collection and I will continue reading what Rupi writes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

hanpowis's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

2.0

this was a really brave collection to publish in the sense of it being so personal and open about Kaur’s traumas. I don’t think i’m the audience for something like this as unfortunately i found it very repetitive. it was a quick and easy read and it did what it was meant to do - no one goes into a Rupi Kaur book without knowing the kind of poetry she does, which for those who love that style, is brilliant, but it’s not for me. I found some of the pieces incredibly relatable and i really liked the promotion of intersectional feminism throughout the book in such an accessible way. For those wanting super easy and accessible meanderings on life and womanhood this is for you!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Genocide, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

ricefun's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I picked this book up off the new books shelf at the local library. It was in the nonfiction section, and with its title I thought maybe I was looking at a self-help book about being a happy introvert. I was in for a surprise when I found gorgeous poetry and beautiful illustrations. I rarely read poetry, and even more rarely enjoy reading poetry (a personal shortfalling). These poems captivated me immediately. I finished this first reading very quickly. But this will not be my last. I plan to order her trilogy of first books and savor them. The poems are challenging, and some are very graphic. It's not a "happy" book, but how it all comes together offers a deeper joy than simple happiness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: War

bethtrigg's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

ninaleeray's review against another edition

2.75

This books discusses some sensitive subjects, some dark and some more lighthearted. I ached for some more encouragement and self love for those who have experienced similar struggles. Some of the poems felt a little flat, However every experience is different and this can very well be the emotion the writer was trying to display. A sort of numbness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

megan_danyelle's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Gaslighting