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The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
3.0
I liked this one better than “Milk and Honey”, because it has poems with a deeper meaning. However, I still do not think it deserves more than 3 stars. It’s just okay.
Swimming Lessons: Poems by Lili Reinhart
2.0
I think she has potential to be a writer, but I didn’t connect to her words. I don’t think she showed us what she was really feeling, all the poems were kinda empty. Something was missing.
The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace
3.0
"you have been the star of each & every one of my nightmares. - you left but you stayed"
I've loved this one so much more than "The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One"- so brutal, honest and deep. The way she approaches loss, grief, self-love... my heart is warmed. Although, I can’t bring myself to say that this is a poetry book.
I've loved this one so much more than "The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One"- so brutal, honest and deep. The way she approaches loss, grief, self-love... my heart is warmed. Although, I can’t bring myself to say that this is a poetry book.
No Outono by Karl Ove Knausgård
3.0
Não sou muito apreciadora de livros de ensaios, mas este tem um pouco de tudo: ensaios muito bonitos e ensaios que não fazem nexo algum. Segue uma passagem que gostei muito:
“Pode acontecer que te fixes neles, pode ser que não, ao longo da vida olhamos para milhares de olhos, a maior parte deles passam despercebidos, mas de repente aparece qualquer coisa, precisamente aqui, nestes olhos que desejas, e porque estás disposto a fazer quase tudo para os ter junto a ti. E o que e isso? Sim, não são as pupilas, a íris ou a córnea. É a alma, é da sua arcaica luz que os olhos se enchem, e isso, olhar nos olhos aquele que amas, quando o amor é mais forte, é a felicidade suprema.”
“Pode acontecer que te fixes neles, pode ser que não, ao longo da vida olhamos para milhares de olhos, a maior parte deles passam despercebidos, mas de repente aparece qualquer coisa, precisamente aqui, nestes olhos que desejas, e porque estás disposto a fazer quase tudo para os ter junto a ti. E o que e isso? Sim, não são as pupilas, a íris ou a córnea. É a alma, é da sua arcaica luz que os olhos se enchem, e isso, olhar nos olhos aquele que amas, quando o amor é mais forte, é a felicidade suprema.”
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
3.0
Most of the poems seemed like insta captions, yes. I really don’t think that we can call this a poetry book, it’s not. However, I’ve enjoyed many quotes. They bring powerful messages regarding love, healing, girl power, forgiveness. There are a lot of good messages with great points of view. It’s not an extraordinary book, but it’s also not that bad.
Definitely my favourite page:
“Most importantly love
like it's the only thing you know how
at the end of the day all this
means nothing
this page
where you're sitting
your degree
your job
the money
nothing even matters
except love and human connection
who you loved
and how deeply you loved them
how you touched the people around you
and how much you gave them."
Definitely my favourite page:
“Most importantly love
like it's the only thing you know how
at the end of the day all this
means nothing
this page
where you're sitting
your degree
your job
the money
nothing even matters
except love and human connection
who you loved
and how deeply you loved them
how you touched the people around you
and how much you gave them."
the witch doesn't burn in this one by Amanda Lovelace
2.0
As a feminist, I’m having some strong mixed feelings about this: I’ve enjoyed some of the poems, but I didn’t connect to the writing... sometimes it felt like I was reading word *enter* word *enter* and so on. I also felt that some of the messages were not that feminist. I didn’t enjoy this reading.
A Metamorfose by Franz Kafka
3.0
Não consigo dizer muito sobre este livro, é preciso ler para perceber. Não sei bem o que achar, porém deu vontade de ler mais Kafka.