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Home Body by Rupi Kaur

61 reviews

lithiumlion's review

challenging dark hopeful fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia and Genocide

leli's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

3.75

I enjoyed this collection of poems but it didn't light a fire in me like milk and honey did

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

sandramarinis's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

The poetry was good, as excepted from Rupi Kaur. I didn't expect to be slapped in the face with so much sadness though. I appreciate the author's raw and personal poems about traumatic experiences, but I just wasn't prepared for something that sad, after reading her two other books. Still a nice read. Some poems were absolutely excellent and others were just okay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Mental illness

veronicakg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

emoryscott's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

abbyluvsfrogs444's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Such a fantastic poetry collection. Almost every page is highlighted or annotated. So many of these poems hit home. I am in love with Rupi Kaur's words. Completely in love. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Body shaming, Classism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Rape

charhollyx's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective

I don’t think it is up to the reader to rate poet’s work, as it’s a reflection of their soul and their experiences.
But I felt empowered with the last section of this book and the first part really moved me.
Her work is always a nice comfort read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual violence

claranasman02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

hereforthefunofit's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

2.0

 1. "I am not interested in a feminism that excludes trans women" is not a poem and should not be included in a poem collection. There are many examples of one liners that could have been compiled into a touching poem if style and technique were properly used. Sad to see that that wasn't the case. Thank you for telling me racism is bad and exclusionary feminism is bad, but I know that already. Do something with your thoughts...your words.
2. A few gems here and there but hardly mediocre most of the time. Most of the gems are just things I related and were therefore partial to, but most weren't great.
3. Something about the tag at the bottom that names what was better left unamed really irks me.
4. Some of the more feminist leaning 'poems' remind me of things I would repost/retweet when I was 14 and there's nothing wrong with that I guess. Everything she's saying is right. I just find it a little corny now that I'm older. We don't need the word play or metaphoric insults; we can talk about injustice upfront. Therefore, I just don't they have much place here...it sounds like an Instagram caption and it cheapens the cause imo.
5. It is quite similar in theme and style to one of her previous collections, that I read and enjoyed marginally more, Milk & Honey. This one is not as good and very repetitive.
6. I did like the separation of mind and body and it being a running theme in the first chapter. However, the mention of that distinction and how it affects people doesn't really come up after that which is disappointing... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Mental illness

zeldam's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Rape