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home body by Rupi Kaur

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I wanted to read this book because I’ve read a couple of Rupi’s books, and I loved each of them individually. The author has a way of getting in your brain and just mixing up your thoughts like it’s a mixing bowl.  

This collection of poetry is about embraces growth and she walks readers through a reflective and intimate journey visiting the past, the present and the potential of the self. Home Body is a collection of raw, honest conversations with oneself which reminds readers to fill up on love, acceptance, community, family and embracing change. This book is beautifully illustrated by the author with themes of nature and nurture, light and dark. 

I loved everything about this book. Some poems made me smile, some poems made me stop and think, some poems made me feel seen and some poems made me want to cry. These poems are a mixture of brutal truth and compassion. The illustrations are gorgeous and add so much more to these poems. These poems cover a lot of topics that should be discussed more – child abuse, rape, genocide and feminism. This book was inspiring and took you on a journey of growth and I related to parts of this book and wanted to hug the author for the words she wrote on the pages. 

Rupi has a beautiful way to express her thoughts and feelings. I didn’t have anything to hate about this book, it was amazing, and I will cherish this book and will go back to it often.  
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mels0507's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

Being productive is knowing when to rest

Another heartbreaking and reflective poetry book by Rupi Kaur
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julesfrigault's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

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3.5

Many, many poems that I could relate to in this collection. I love rupi’s way of being blunt and open yet still writing such beautiful and haunting poems. I love that poetry can connect people on such an intimate level with only a handful of words. 
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siebensommer's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective sad

4.0

why do i hurt the ones
who want to lift me up and
worship the ones who crush me
- what made me like this

being the loudest on earth's playground
doesn't make us any more important than
the dirt we crush beneath our feet
we are a people
who forget what we are made of
a people who talk about the weather
as if it's mundane and not magic
as if the oceans
are not holy water
as if the sky
is not a vision
as if the animals
are not our siblings
as if nature is not god
and rain is not god's tears
and we are not god's children
as if god is not the earth itself
i was trying to fit into a system
that left me empty
- capitalism
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sianemily97's review against another edition

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3.5

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literarywhore's review against another edition

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4.0

once again kaur continues to amaze me with the sheer ability that she so transparently possesses in her writing. truly a work of art.
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4.0

Surviving and suffering
Mental health 
Victimisation 
Toxic and or abusive relationships 
Sex 
Capitalism and its effects 
Identity. Being Sikh and acknowledging the 1984 genocide 
Race and racism 
Misogyny 
Inclusion in feminism (trans inclusive)
Love 
loss
trauma 
healing 
femininity
 and migration 
The many themes present within this book.  I particularly loved some of the ones addressing and calling out the ineffectiveness of white feminism and its exclusionary practices. Additionally, I think it’s great that Kaur draws attention to her family’s historical traumas such as the Sikh genocide ontop of personal traumas such as the themes of rape we’ve seen through all three collections. 

Titles in this collection are mind heart rest awake. 
It feels like it’s a therapy, both for Kaur to write and to read and to relate to. Throughout reading these collections I’ve grown a great appreciation for Kaur’s writing and for her willingness to share some of these tough experiences with the world. 
I think these are a great entryway into poetry, with a mostly short format of simple stanzas and then the rare more intricate poem that takes up a few pages. 
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emersonrosegiella16's review against another edition

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5.0

I love this book. Any time I found myself relating to a poem or a part of it I highlighted it. Even though I can’t relate to everything written, I felt seen reading the things I’ve been thinking to myself translated so beautifully on paper. I’ll definitely be going back to this in the future with a new highlighter and see where I am then.
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blueyogi's review against another edition

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4.0

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