Review of Soft thorns by Bridgett Devoue
i wish we lived in a world
where it was safe to keep
our hearts unlocked
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Wow, this book is Powerful.I’m not usually a poetry-reader, even if I like it sometimes. When the author says that she is better writing in poems, I thought I was more a “prose” person. But I cannot deny that this book is very good. I felt everything. I felt the damages, the bad things, the assaults, the anger, the loneliness. I felt everything. So, I think that less words can work as much as lot of phrases, sometimes.
I liked every section of the book. This is one of my first poetry book and I’m glad I find a well written and deeply interesting story. We are human, we are like roses with thorns, but we can also be gentle and positive about ourselves.
This book talks about a lot of subjects: assault, abuse, anorexia, mental health, broken hearts, self confidence and self esteem. The most powerful theme is Self care, I think. This part was so important in my eyes and I cannot stop thinking about it. Love is the biggest theme: not only love for someone else, but love for ourselves. Ant this is so Important.
Every line can be meaningful to someone, in every time of their life people can find inspiration and new power to embrace their worlds and built something better.
we feel so alone because there is a
whole universe inside each of our minds
that we will never get to experience
together.
So, I recommend this book because it’s powerful, relatable, truth and has beautiful but simple images (which I liked a lot).
Areeba.writes 