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eli_avi's review against another edition
2.0
From the title of this book, I was expecting a deeper approach to what it is to be broken. What I found was way too simplistic, specially for its length.
I will say that there are a few poems that i liked and enjoyed, but they would fit in a 40 pages book.I feel the +450 pages make these few good poems drown in an ocean of repetition. Many of the pages seem like random notes with very low editing or thought put into them.
Apart from the quality of the poetry, my main problem with the book is the message that i was left with.I feel there was a complete lack of empathy in the book. When we talk about breakups and let downs we have in front of us people that are just like us. In most cases we are not breaking up with an evil person. And i think this is what gives complexity and deeper meaning to this process. Sin treats the break ups only as the realization that the other person was undeserving and below him.
We are all flawed and imperfect, but the author does not seem to see any flaws within him. Only his haters, his critics and his ex-lovers are bad. He is very good. This attitude is found through out the book with not even one moment of self-reflection. This made the read for me too detached and self-absorbed, even vengeful.
The section related to women also left me uncomfortable. I appreciate men that try to empathize with the situations women go through, but this felt more like.. "let me tell you how women are...".
I will say that there are a few poems that i liked and enjoyed, but they would fit in a 40 pages book.I feel the +450 pages make these few good poems drown in an ocean of repetition. Many of the pages seem like random notes with very low editing or thought put into them.
Apart from the quality of the poetry, my main problem with the book is the message that i was left with.I feel there was a complete lack of empathy in the book. When we talk about breakups and let downs we have in front of us people that are just like us. In most cases we are not breaking up with an evil person. And i think this is what gives complexity and deeper meaning to this process. Sin treats the break ups only as the realization that the other person was undeserving and below him.
We are all flawed and imperfect, but the author does not seem to see any flaws within him. Only his haters, his critics and his ex-lovers are bad. He is very good. This attitude is found through out the book with not even one moment of self-reflection. This made the read for me too detached and self-absorbed, even vengeful.
The section related to women also left me uncomfortable. I appreciate men that try to empathize with the situations women go through, but this felt more like.. "let me tell you how women are...".
theresaannalee's review against another edition
2.0
I would like to start off this review by saying that I am not a picky reader. I'd consider myself very easy to please, especially when it comes to poetry (my profile currently states that I give an average rating of 4.27 stars out of 5, if that tells you anything).So. Here we go.
This, at first, will sound harsh (bear with me), but these poems reminded me of the poetry that I filled notebooks with back in high school. Do not misunderstand- my poetry wasn't half bad. While they were base on an emotion or an experience, my focus was more on the superficial aspects of writing, such as my word choice, the structure, and the rhyming schemes, rather than being truly expressive. So while they technically met the criteria of a poem, the flow felt forced. that was precisely the experience I got with "A Beautiful Composition of Broken".
I HATE to compare one author to another, especially when the subject matter is so personal, but I can't say that Sin's work quite holds a candle to Amanda Lovelace's "The Princess Saves Herself in This One" or Rupi Kaur's "Milk and Honey", which both feature extremely similar themes (if you haven't read them already, I highly suggest that you do so).
I've come across some really great two-liners in my day. However, the shorter the poem is, the more it needs to resonate. A lot of Sin's very brief pieces just didn't drive it home for me. Many of the poems feel less expressive and more like advice you might encounter on an embroidered pillow or a poster in your therapist's office.
All this being said, this collection aptly calls to mind a specific relationship that I'd been in. If not poetically, it still accurately describes how it feels to be bedfellows with a stranger you used to love. If ever there were a time to read through this collection, it would be immediately following the end of a bad relationship.
If you are someone that enjoyed this book, I don't believe that you are unfounded. It simply wasn't for me, especially in comparison to some of my favorites.
This, at first, will sound harsh (bear with me), but these poems reminded me of the poetry that I filled notebooks with back in high school. Do not misunderstand- my poetry wasn't half bad. While they were base on an emotion or an experience, my focus was more on the superficial aspects of writing, such as my word choice, the structure, and the rhyming schemes, rather than being truly expressive. So while they technically met the criteria of a poem, the flow felt forced. that was precisely the experience I got with "A Beautiful Composition of Broken".
I HATE to compare one author to another, especially when the subject matter is so personal, but I can't say that Sin's work quite holds a candle to Amanda Lovelace's "The Princess Saves Herself in This One" or Rupi Kaur's "Milk and Honey", which both feature extremely similar themes (if you haven't read them already, I highly suggest that you do so).
I've come across some really great two-liners in my day. However, the shorter the poem is, the more it needs to resonate. A lot of Sin's very brief pieces just didn't drive it home for me. Many of the poems feel less expressive and more like advice you might encounter on an embroidered pillow or a poster in your therapist's office.
All this being said, this collection aptly calls to mind a specific relationship that I'd been in. If not poetically, it still accurately describes how it feels to be bedfellows with a stranger you used to love. If ever there were a time to read through this collection, it would be immediately following the end of a bad relationship.
If you are someone that enjoyed this book, I don't believe that you are unfounded. It simply wasn't for me, especially in comparison to some of my favorites.
fushyreads's review against another edition
2.0
I read and write modern poetry. And really wanted to read a book by R.H.Sin. (While I haven't heard good things about this author, this review will be solely be based on the book).
For me, this one was somewhat a hit-or-miss. Some pieces were very relatable but most others seemed repeated and very cliche, and a few seemed downright rant-ish.
Overall 2.5 out of 5.
For me, this one was somewhat a hit-or-miss. Some pieces were very relatable but most others seemed repeated and very cliche, and a few seemed downright rant-ish.
Overall 2.5 out of 5.
theresidentbookworm's review against another edition
2.0
Sadly, A Beautiful Composition of Broken really did nothing for me. The verse was occasionally good, but it mostly felt soulless, like it didn’t have a genuine voice or purpose.
While reading, I didn’t know about any of the controversy surrounding R.H. Sin being a male poet writing from primarily a female perspective. Looking at the verse, though, you could sort of tell. It felt generic and not at all specific to experience: what's actually like to be a women in our society, to have your heart broken, etc.
Still, there is good verse here. I just wish R.H. Sin would dig it out, organize it better, and make it more specific to his own experience. Not recommended!
While reading, I didn’t know about any of the controversy surrounding R.H. Sin being a male poet writing from primarily a female perspective. Looking at the verse, though, you could sort of tell. It felt generic and not at all specific to experience: what's actually like to be a women in our society, to have your heart broken, etc.
Still, there is good verse here. I just wish R.H. Sin would dig it out, organize it better, and make it more specific to his own experience. Not recommended!
_lexsays's review against another edition
4.0
Some things are very repetitive, but was much better than his last one I read.
coralrose's review against another edition
3.0
I waffled a lot on this one, between 3 and 2.
TL;DR - strongest when speaking from his own pain rather than for another gender.
Some really poignant and pointed poems, short and sweet. As in:
potion.
she refused to be anyone's cup of tea
she was more so the finest glasses of whiskey
He writes spot on of pain and broken relationships.
Weaknesses:
Needed stronger editing. A couple times a poem was just a couple lines off of an earlier poem, would have been strengthened by placing them right after each other or eliminating one. In general it felt repetitive.
Finally, he speaks FOR women a couple of times in ways that just rubbed me wrong. The tone of "Now let me tell you how to appreciate a strong woman.." just could have done without.
As in:
kingless.
she's single
which makes her
a kingless queen
and that's okay
Um...nope. She's not "less" anything. She's complete as she is.
TL;DR - strongest when speaking from his own pain rather than for another gender.
Some really poignant and pointed poems, short and sweet. As in:
potion.
she refused to be anyone's cup of tea
she was more so the finest glasses of whiskey
He writes spot on of pain and broken relationships.
Weaknesses:
Needed stronger editing. A couple times a poem was just a couple lines off of an earlier poem, would have been strengthened by placing them right after each other or eliminating one. In general it felt repetitive.
Finally, he speaks FOR women a couple of times in ways that just rubbed me wrong. The tone of "Now let me tell you how to appreciate a strong woman.." just could have done without.
As in:
kingless.
she's single
which makes her
a kingless queen
and that's okay
Um...nope. She's not "less" anything. She's complete as she is.
distance_your_shelf's review against another edition
4.0
Drži se sličnih tema u svim zbirkama, ali mi je sve jako relatable.
peekabooreads's review against another edition
2.0
This was a book of poems and stanzas about love, loss, heartbreak, selfesteem, self awareness, and identity. With a heavy emphasis on toxic relationships, I found I couldnt relate as I have not had a toxic relationship with a significant other. However, I did relate to the more poems of women being strong and independent that did apply to me. Reading this it reminded me of a friend and I know over half of this has relativity to her past and will pass it along to her in hopes that it helps her.