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author: rupi kaur
genre: poetry
blurb: milk and honey' is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. about the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. it is split 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 if you are just willing to look.
rating: 9/10
mature: trigger warning for rape and abuse
cry factor: 7/10, shit got real here, and it was very emotional for me
what i loved: it was very raw and beautiful and made me feel.
side note – i didn't consider some of the 'poems' poetry, but that's a me issue
