Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Home Body: Mé tělo, můj chrám by Rupi Kaur

6 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

Many, many poems that I could relate to in this collection. I love rupi’s way of being blunt and open yet still writing such beautiful and haunting poems. I love that poetry can connect people on such an intimate level with only a handful of words. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Surviving and suffering

Mental health 

Victimisation 

Toxic and or abusive relationships 

Sex 

Capitalism and its effects 

Identity. Being Sikh and acknowledging the 1984 genocide 

Race and racism 

Misogyny 

Inclusion in feminism (trans inclusive)

Love 
loss
trauma 
healing 
femininity
 and migration 

The many themes present within this book.  I particularly loved some of the ones addressing and calling out the ineffectiveness of white feminism and its exclusionary practices. Additionally, I think it’s great that Kaur draws attention to her family’s historical traumas such as the Sikh genocide ontop of personal traumas such as the themes of rape we’ve seen through all three collections. 

Titles in this collection are mind heart rest awake. 
It feels like it’s a therapy, both for Kaur to write and to read and to relate to. Throughout reading these collections I’ve grown a great appreciation for Kaur’s writing and for her willingness to share some of these tough experiences with the world. 
I think these are a great entryway into poetry, with a mostly short format of simple stanzas and then the rare more intricate poem that takes up a few pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Grief, and Colonisation

emoryscott's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

abbyj_04's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.5

a lot of people dislike her work but be real: she creater a while genre of poetry. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism

arsenic_'s review against another edition

fast-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and Classism

starrygoldeneyes's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Hate crime, Colonisation, and War