with all of the love and due respect, it should have only been The Orange and "other poems" should have been left out with all of the love and due respect, it should have only been The Orange and "other poems" should have been left out ...more
a girl's relationship with literature adressing her most somber thoughts is an unbreakable bonda girl's relationship with literature adressing her most somber thoughts is an unbreakable bond...more
at times it seems as though the pain of existence far outweighs the pain of death. it is only something we can hypoth"Before dying you live, Lori"
at times it seems as though the pain of existence far outweighs the pain of death. it is only something we can hypothesize about, however when the mere thought of breathing another day seems too much of a struggle, one might seek a quick yet permanent relief to it all.
this book reconciles this feeling with a call for hope and an incentive to seek peace in every sense of the word.
it dives into how affection turned into deep love can be a catalyst for this change of perspective. but ultimately the emphasis is on how a sense of self has to be found before throwing one’s self in the pleasure of companionship.
pouring your feelings into someone can so easily leave you lost in the midst of indecisiveness and can blur the borders of the Self : the person you are, the person you desire to be, or who you are when you are not performing.
some books, as love does, leave a mark on your soul and Clarice Lispector might have managed to stamp mine....more
"i move onto folding moments into catacombs, as if there are any noble or artistic ways to display the curse of yearning" that's precisely when i k"i move onto folding moments into catacombs, as if there are any noble or artistic ways to display the curse of yearning" that's precisely when i knew that the poems truly lived up to that magnificent cover ...more
it was brutal in the softest way and incisive to the point that words cut through your flesh, that's the literature i'm living & dying for it was brutal in the softest way and incisive to the point that words cut through your flesh, that's the literature i'm living & dying for ...more
(3.5) i want to die. and no i won't elaborate on that, just pray for my sanity y'all(3.5) i want to die. and no i won't elaborate on that, just pray for my sanity y'all...more
eroticism. grief. emptiness and the paradoxical search for it. human connection to the point of fusing with one another. bodily fluids, an awful lot oeroticism. grief. emptiness and the paradoxical search for it. human connection to the point of fusing with one another. bodily fluids, an awful lot of it. nature as a place to heal. motherhood. more grief. brutality. metamorphosis. bdsm as a way of coping or the necessity of coping to practise it. fatherhood & stepfatherhood. and finally me in the corner screaming, crying and throwing up <3...more
my grandfather died of lung cancer today. only a few hours after receiving the news, i felt the overwhelming urge to read this book and whilst i don'tmy grandfather died of lung cancer today. only a few hours after receiving the news, i felt the overwhelming urge to read this book and whilst i don't think this was the greatest idea i've ever had (mostly because of how distressed it made me feel) i am still grateful that i did. i could list a thousand reasons why, but the main one is that at least i didn't feel alone in my suffering, so thank you Michelle Zauner for writing this book.
i might write a proper review one day but today is certainly not that day, take care <3 ...more
giggling and kicking my feet in the air right now, this book is making me so happy it's embarassing giggling and kicking my feet in the air right now, this book is making me so happy it's embarassing ...more
i am a woman of many flaws but my biggest flaw will forever be that i - to my dismay - enjoyed this book very much and that i will probably read more i am a woman of many flaws but my biggest flaw will forever be that i - to my dismay - enjoyed this book very much and that i will probably read more Bukowski. you can throw tomatoes at me, i deserve it ...more
"Is love just easier when one of you no longer exists ?" somebody sedate me i'm in pain "Is love just easier when one of you no longer exists ?" somebody sedate me i'm in pain ...more
« You call it a sin when we kiss and you only hear the word unholy in your mother’s voice. What a slow way to die, baby. Day after day after day. »
(3.5) y« You call it a sin when we kiss and you only hear the word unholy in your mother’s voice. What a slow way to die, baby. Day after day after day. »
i usually hate contemporary poetry because it always feels like badly written Tumblr posts but this one wasn't that bad :) sure some of the poems werei usually hate contemporary poetry because it always feels like badly written Tumblr posts but this one wasn't that bad :) sure some of the poems were kind of shallow but others i really enjoyed ! 3.5...more
" How could I have known that accepting one’s nature would prove so difficult ? " i still can't do it and probably never will be able to " How could I have known that accepting one’s nature would prove so difficult ? " i still can't do it and probably never will be able to ...more
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