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

7 reviews

itszosia's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Addiction, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Miscarriage

nat_wegas7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Body horror, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Self harm

lily_kruse's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

hmknerr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abortion and Blood

angel_kiiss's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

 
I actually vibed with a lot of Halsey’s poems, but if anything I think that says more about me and my relationship to my angst-filled years than it does Halsey. However, I strongly respect the criticism that this collection has garnered because it does deserve it. Like many have pointed out before, the poems are strong in foundation but feel as if they are drafts in the making. Some don’t flow well or are a little too clunky or have several out-of-topic lines that don’t read well with the rest of the poem. It’s good but it needed more time in the over, as they say.
She’s a lyricist and it shows, almost every fifth line hitting as if it’s a kick to your soul. She even includes the poem she read at the Women’s March in 2017 which is, honestly, spectacular. Every third or so poem reads like a diary entry and not a poetic stanza but that’s okay only if your a big fan of Halsey, which I am, but doesn’t ring the same if you came here to read her poetry, not a Dear Diary post.
It’s also littered with the poems that either inspired or began a lot of her songs from Manic and some from Hopeless Fountain Kingdom. Many are taken straight from poem to lyric, but there are some which differ ever so slightly and it’s cool to see the different stages of the writing process. My favorite lines from Clementine are seen in the original stanza in Stockholm Syndrome Pt. 1 and as a fan that was enjoyable to see. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

underworlding's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

For a first book of poetry this is very very good and it makes me look forward to what work Halsey comes out with next. This book covers a lot of topics that one could find difficult and hard to read but it is done in a very beautiful and I think healing way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, and Self harm

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence