I can see how why so many people loved milk and honey, however upon finishing this book of poetry, I realized quickly that this kind of "Instagram" poetry is definitely not for me.

Milk and honey is a collection of poetry discussing significant topics such as abuse, the cycle of abuse, trauma, consent, healing, sexuality, love, loss and womanhood. All compelling subjects, however milk and honey didn't drive home these important messages in a meaningful and in an impactful way.

While I found myself liking one or two poems in the book- the majority of them are vague, repetitive, overly simplistic and lacked general creativity and decisiveness.

Illustrations accompany these poems in the form of minimalistic line drawing, and much like most of Kaur's poems - they feel incomplete and only used as filler to take up space on the page.

Overall, I don't think Rupi Kaur's milk and honey was bad, it was just not for me - at least not what I look for in poetry.

Beautiful. This poetry collection by Rupi Kaur absolutely stunned me (I’ve already read it twice and am looking forward to reading it more before I return it to the library). Her writing explores relationships we as humans have (like romantic ones, those we have with ourselves, and some between parents and child) and the pain and healing that comes along with them. Each chapter of the book addresses a different heartache while also revealing the power that can be gained. I recommend this magnificent book to anybody dealing with a breakup with a romantic partner, anybody struggling with self-love, and anybody interested in reading some deep poetry about human relationships.

Reading this collection of poems was an experience. Kaur’s style is very informal, very short, but very powerful. Her added illustrations often give the lines an intimate, daydreaming quality as if these words were written while sketching and trying to figure something out. This was an amazing look into some very personal experiences and feelings. There is something here that I believe could benefit most people who read it; men, women, or anyone who has lived their own lonely and beautiful experiences.

While Milk and Honey is a beautifully written poem I found it was emotionally drained and left me feeling empty and inspired all at once. What I love so much about Rupi Kaur is that when she writes her poems she never edits them so everything yo read is completely raw and to me that’s the only right way to write poetry because you may go back and read your poems and they may not make sense but when you wrote them they did so don’t erase them. Milk and Honey tells a depressing story of a breakup and how Kaur felt about it but in her last chapter it does discuss how things began to lighten up so the poem isn’t entirely dark. I also really enjoyed this poem because the author made it feel very personal for the reader as she doesn’t leave any details out about how she felt. Just be warned it is a little heavy emotionally speaking. 3 stars
@Celine of the Hamilton Public Library's Teen Review Board

Milk and Honey is written by Rupi Kaur, a powerful and raw author. I enjoyed flipping through this and connecting to the poems and illustrations. I like that she shares her poetry online, that a huge part of why they're successful is because of how sharable they are. I like that they were about abuse and healing, but also about love and self love. I see this book greatly and I see Rupi Kaur as a great inspiration too. A similar title to this one is Pillow thoughts. It is poetry about loss, life, self love, and self-help. I recommend Milk and Honey because it lets readers who are knew to poetry get a good first impression and learn thoughts and meaning about life.

I get all the comments for those who didn't like this but at the same time I just don't I love this book it's an empowering moment of how she felt and how expressed her feeling of mourning , emptiness, and sorrow of telling people her broken sides of how she felt how it tore her to a making of aura of something work expressing. She was reminiscing and she her dark past but writing this book was her way of showing her power throughout this poem. Now it might not be the best writing in your eyes but if your and artist and a poet of learning how to conquer and heal she was doing that is soo strong of a book it might be depressing to you but she has been through rape by family she is supposed to trust and the abuse of the heart mind and soul clouding her body all at once in all honesty I recommend this book she earned my five stars she is so strong and I can't wait to read the sun and her flowers of her blooming to something peaceful

I will now share several of these poems on Facebook

This is a poetry book full of angst. I like the sentence structure and size of the poems and I like the scribble art work, but the poem content seen to be purely about a breakup and, although teens and twenty-somethings may relate, I found it a bit droll. The author talks about loving yourself and I'm just not sure she does.

Rupi Kaur's "Milk and Honey" incorporates many messages that need to be said, especially in this era. She often references to themes of feminism, abuse, and empowering oneself which is one of my favorite parts of the book.

That being said, the writing isn't as up to par in my opinion. Many of the poems are very brief (2-3 lines) and feel like captions on social media posts. Being a published book, I expected the prose to evoke emotions, which I felt was lacking. It almost sounded like a conversation I have with my friends. Many of the lines have not left an impact, if anything, poetry should ask for deeper thinking and it feels like I'm scrolling through someone's instagram.

Furthermore, half the book discusses Kaur's breakups; while I don't criticize the idea of venting out frustration through such an event, I think that many of the poems aren't focused on those emotions, rather, spiting other women. At times, some of the poems can sound slightly misogynistic and demean women, which didn't really sit well with me.

However, I can understand why someone would like this book: many enjoy how simple and easy it is to understand, as compared to much of the cryptic poetry out there, and others catch a glimpse of feminism and love the themes. There are some good/decent poems in this book and could be a good fit for poetry beginners or people dipping their feet in the idea of feminism.

Some other common concerns that other readers have had include the images and the topics itself. Personally, the images didn't bother me too much. They actually contributed in conveying the message of the poems, especially the more brief poems. The topics themselves also didn't bother me since I knew what this book was about before I read it.

See: "RebelBelle13" in this thread of comments for the most accurate (and hilarious) review of this book.
I couldn't possibly have said it better.