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

5 reviews

pagesofnectar's review

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

You wish to burn alive 
in the flame of a love unrequited.
It's simple.
Write.

Sooo, let's say this is maybe an actual 3.5, since that's more representative of the percentage of poems I liked, but I rounded it up to a 4, because:
  •  I'm a nice person 
and 
  • you know what, I'm not at all ashamed to say that I had a great time with this poetry collection! 
I found many lyrics relatable and touching and the ones I couldn't relate to 100% were conveying very important experiences and it's chilling to think that some of them are autobiographical. I actually found some parts to be very well crafted and poetically powerful and some of them really moved me and made me appreciate her writing! What I loved most was how honest, spontaneous and heartfelt I found all of it to be. It feels like this woman wears her heart on her sleeve and it's nice to get that from "celebrities" - what I mean is, I guess, that reading her poetry you get that she feels deeply and expresses herself honestly and I loved to see that!
A big part of the poems read a bit too much like songs for my taste as if she couldn't release all of them as songs and put them into this poetry collection instead!
Overall a very pleasant reading experience, with quite a few lyrics that I appreciated a lot!

Has my heart,
once so full of love,
finally drained itself like a yellow raisin?
Will the children begin to notice?
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cosycourtney's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

Despite note being an avid reader of poetry I really enjoyed this book. As a Halsey fan it added a lot of insight into her life and music and made me feel like I was getting a special preview. I enjoyed the words and I resonated with some of the poems. Some felt confusing and missed the mark but it was still interesting to read about such experiences. Some of my stand out poems were Wish You The Best, The Tourist, Onanism, Eight, The Painter, Antagonist, Fun Girl (I think my favourite) and A Story Like Mine (search her performing this at the womens march, I cry every time). I think this book would be great to return to as life goes on and see whether I read anything differently. I would recommend this for fans of Halsey and poetry lovers but please consider trigger warnings before reading as there are very dark themes discussed. 
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brieflybutterfly's review

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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joshurfriend's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I was not expecting this. Usually artists and celebrities don’t produce the best written work regardless of how talented they are musically or elsewhere. Halsey broke that mold. My pages were stained with tears from reading some of these poems. She talks about love and loss and addiction and miscarriage and motherhood and dreams and the industry— this book moved me and i would gladly give it 10 stars if i could. No gimmicks, just art.
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underworlding's review

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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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