Rupi Kaur: milk and honey (2016, goodreads)
Published April 9, 2016 by goodreads.
The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose; deals with a different pain; heals a different heartache. milk and honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere ifyou are just willing to look.
I am not terribly sure this form of poetry is for me.
It feels like typing statements And randomly inserting breaks Is being classed As something it is not.
(Given one star for the book's encouragement of accepting body hair.)
2.5
This book wasn't bad but it didn't resonate very strongly with me. I think it could have more value to someone else, it just doesn't hit home for me.
I do agree the poems were choppy and not too lyrical, but poetry is subjective. Maybe someone else could find the songs in these words. Based on the average rating, plenty of people must have.
Don't be discouraged by the negative reviews. Give the book a chance to resonate with you. It takes about 45 minutes to read so it's not much time to spare if you're curious about it.
