Milk and Honey

''i want to apologize to all the women i have called pretty before i've called them intelligent or brave i am sorry i made it sound as though something as simple as what you're born with is the most you have to be proud of when your spirit has crushed mountains from now on i will say things like you are resilient or you are extraordinary not because i don't think you're pretty but because you are so much more than that''


I want to a start the review with this quote, beacuse I think it sets perfectly the tone of this book.
Kaur's poetry is meaningful, simple -yet so beautiful- and above it all, it is loud. Yes, so loud, you have to listen to what she says. Because she won't shut up, and I love it.

I hope her voice is NEVER silenced beacuse I need her to keep writing stuff like this.
I feel like I know her so well now... ‘cause she is not going to sugar coat ANYTHING. She talks about rape, body image, loving yourself, being confident, love, learning to move on, body hair, periods, and I love it.

The poetry is accompanied by gorgeous illustrations that make the experience of reading this book even more engaging. The writing style is quite simple, but that doesn't mean it isn't whimsical, and well, poetical. The simplicity of this book made me feel more, I don't know... familiar, you can say? Made me feel closer to Rupi and to her experiences, and sometimes I felt them like my own, and I loved that.

So, If you didn't already guess it, I really loved this book, and is now very deep in my heart.

Please if you have the opportunity to pick this book, don't give it a second thought!