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

2.0

Of all the wrongs you committed, the worst was keeping me from the beauty in anything that wasn't you.

I really like Halsey; her beautiful songs and sparkling, fighting personality made me a fan since long ago, so I was very excited to read this book and learn a little more about how her brain works and what pieces make her soul. These pieces are incredibly intimate confessions, and you can see glimpses of Halsey's mastery in songwriting in the gorgeous one-liners that sharply puncture your heart. Wistfully, these verses were maybe too personal for me to enjoy, like watching from the sidelines something I wanted to feel, and I'd hardly call them poetry. There were some beautiful lines, that's certain, but I mostly found random rhythmic words and statements that would have worked better in an essay. This is often my problem with modern poetry -so if you usually enjoy them you should enjoy Halsey's as well.

Overall, a disappointing but intimate lecture that, for me, doesn't hold a candle to Halsey's songs.