Scan barcode
A review by boezaaah
A Beautiful Composition of Broken by r.h. Sin
2.0
I was allowed access to this book as an E-Arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
"the moon is full as i empty myself of you"
This collection of poetry serves as a poetic archive of the lives of the broken, scarred and mistreated.
I haven't previously read any of Sin's work, but after reading 'A Beautiful Composition of Broken', I also now don't plan to. Although I can see where many people find interest in modern poetry, I think it's about time I stop trying to find something redeeming in it.
Much of this collection felt extremely personal, almost as if I were reading someone else's diary, just with consent. Many of the pieces seemed to be repetitive and demanding. Less of them told stories and more of them made statements. Every time I turned the page I found myself to be reading almost the exact same poem, just worded slightly differently. At times I also felt as though specific poems were asking something of me, the reader, a woman.
Many of the poems were extremely choppy/inconsistent and I found them to really not flow well. I believe that modern poetry like this in general should be read aloud rather than read silently. I found the majority of this collection to be boring to say the least, because I felt like I had already read it elsewhere. I hate to make a comparison to Rupi Kaur's 'Milk and Honey' but I honestly found no difference or uniqueness in 'A Beautiful Composition of Broken'. None of it felt fresh or new, and it almost felt as though Sin regurgitated every other modern poem.
I give credit to Sin for putting out a collection of modern poetry that many people enjoy and can relate to, but unfortunately I didn't get the pleasure to experience much enjoyment (apart from the handful of poems that I bookmarked). I hope that when this is released, many people find joy in Sin's words.
"the moon is full as i empty myself of you"
This collection of poetry serves as a poetic archive of the lives of the broken, scarred and mistreated.
I haven't previously read any of Sin's work, but after reading 'A Beautiful Composition of Broken', I also now don't plan to. Although I can see where many people find interest in modern poetry, I think it's about time I stop trying to find something redeeming in it.
Much of this collection felt extremely personal, almost as if I were reading someone else's diary, just with consent. Many of the pieces seemed to be repetitive and demanding. Less of them told stories and more of them made statements. Every time I turned the page I found myself to be reading almost the exact same poem, just worded slightly differently. At times I also felt as though specific poems were asking something of me, the reader, a woman.
Many of the poems were extremely choppy/inconsistent and I found them to really not flow well. I believe that modern poetry like this in general should be read aloud rather than read silently. I found the majority of this collection to be boring to say the least, because I felt like I had already read it elsewhere. I hate to make a comparison to Rupi Kaur's 'Milk and Honey' but I honestly found no difference or uniqueness in 'A Beautiful Composition of Broken'. None of it felt fresh or new, and it almost felt as though Sin regurgitated every other modern poem.
I give credit to Sin for putting out a collection of modern poetry that many people enjoy and can relate to, but unfortunately I didn't get the pleasure to experience much enjoyment (apart from the handful of poems that I bookmarked). I hope that when this is released, many people find joy in Sin's words.