Review: the sunflower project by unLYSHed
Massive thank you to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for providing me with a free ebook in exchange for an honest review.
I do really love poetry (when I read it) and the premise of this: growth and healing, sounded right up my alley. The sunflower project is a collection of poems grouped into the four stages of a life cycle of a sunflower - it symbolises unLYSHed's life journey and growth to becoming the person she is today.
My favourite aspect is definitely the writing style - it's beautiful, raw, intimate and emotional. The honesty in her words makes you feel a genuine connection to the writer, it leaves you enthralled and hoping for the best for her. It address abuse, sexual assault, loss of faith (and gaining that faith again), heartbreak, trauma, self love and your own worth. One quote that particularly resonates with me is:
but your mind remembers then
do not be ashamed"
However, the major drawback for me was the religious aspect - and had I known this before going into it, I wouldn't have requested it. If it wasn't present, this probably would have been a 4 star from me, but unfortunately as I didn't relate to it in any way, it just caused a disconnect with the narrative. To be completely honest, whenever God or 'Him' was mentioned I skim read.
I would definitely recommend this to fans of religious poetry and fans of poets such as Rupi Kaur and Lucille Clifton.
If you've read this, let me know what you think in the comments!
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I don't read a lot of poetry but sometimes when I do I wonder why I don't read more! Glad this was mostly good! The healing theme sounds really well done.
ReplyDeleteI don't seem to either but I always really enjoy it! The healing and personal growth was executed perfectly :)
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