Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

11 reviews

bashsbooks's review

dark emotional slow-paced

2.5

Halsey writes poetry like she writes songs. Therefore, I would say you will like this if you like Halsey songs, and you will not like this if you like standard contemporary poetry. I have song and poem related brainrot, so I was FASCINATED to see a book that so clearly showed me what the differences are between the two. But if that doesn't really interest you, then I would not really recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Drug use, Medical trauma, Violence, Medical content, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Body shaming, Miscarriage, and Vomit

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

siriuslyjenn_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

brieflybutterfly's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

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

shewantsthediction's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

2.0

Disclaimer: I'm only a casual Halsey listener and like a few of her songs. Most of these were pretty bad and amateurish, but I think that's to be expected from a poetry collection by a celebrity. A handful were really good, though, and offered some insight into her life that was both moving and very sad. (She has a lot of trauma in her past: rape, abusive relationships, etc.) Her writing has that "lost teenager in love with the wrong people" vibe about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage

bardic_llama's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

2.5

while it was an interesting insight into Halsey's life, there's was some lines that were repetitive such as the mention of honey. Then again half the poems were in response to previous poems in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Rape

thoroughlyenjoyedbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

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