The Sun and Her Flowers

My 13 year old granddaughter asked for this book of 'poetry' for Christmas. After receiving the book and perusing it's contents I discovered that it contained some questionable content for a 13 year old. Be advised that their are graphic sketches and material that you may not be prepared to explain to your young reader.

I was excited to purchase both The Sun and Her Flowers and Milk and Honey as these were actually books recommended to my 14 year old daughter to read (so she put them in her Christmas list). However, when the books got here, I skimmed through. I personally do not feel this is appropriate for my 14 year old. Nowhere in the descriptions did it say anything about sexual content. From what I did read, the books seems like A great read for a more mature reader. Maybe 17. I just feel with the particular sexual content and some of the illustrations, I would not recommend for anyone under 17.

I wasn’t sure if Kaur was going to be able to pierce my soul like she did with Milk & Honey but she did it with ease. A journey of self love and raw observations about the world around us.The only thing I did notice was if you are an advid reader like myself, you probably picked up a lot of similarity from other poets and works. I think we all strive for originality but sometimes it falls short.I will saw that Rupi Kaur is not for everyone, I know people who worships the ground she walks on and other who loathe her for her writing style.But that’s the thing about poetry, it doesn’t need to be perfect to be power.

Book was inappropriate for minors

This is the second collection of free verse (with some prose) poetry and line drawn art by Rupi Kaur, an ethnically Indian Canadian poet. Like the first collection, “Milk and Honey,” this collection has been well received critically. The strengths of the collection include some beautiful, evocative, and unique use of language; the author’s willingness to lay it all on the line in a bold and brave fashion; and the often clever--if simple, verging on crude—artwork. Its greatest weakness is frequent restatement of clichéd notions and truisms that don’t stand up well juxtaposed to the more personal and illuminating lines.The collection is divided into five parts, each of them reflecting a theme—while being tied together by the titular floral theme. “Wilting” is about breakups. This flows smoothly in tone into the second part, “Falling,” which is about sexual violence, depression, and the linkage between them. “Rooting” is about family and origins, and—in particular—the poet’s relationship with her mother. As an immigrant child who moved to Canada from Punjab while young, Kaur was more attuned to her new home than her parents—who were less at ease with their adopted homeland and more rooted to their ancestral home. The penultimate part, “Rising” is about love and relationships, and it takes the collection into brighter territory. “Blooming” is about feeling comfortable within one’s own skin, and—in particular—the female experience of it.As hinted, the overall organization of the collection seems purposeful and intriguing. The two melancholy parts at the beginning are blended into the last two (more optimistic) parts by way of a chapter on roots and family. This bridging seems to be done on purpose to make a statement.I enjoyed this collection, and would highly recommend it for poetry readers—particularly for those who enjoy free verse.

I bought this for a minor and it was inappropriate. As a flipped through the book, there’s inappropriate graphics and one poem talked about how any kind of touch (abuse) was better than none.

LOVE Rupi and LOVE this book! If you read her first book (Milk and Honey), it's still in Rupi's signature style, but she manages to cover similar topics from a different standpoint. It kind of feels as though her books are maturing with her, as this one handles the issues from Milk and Honey in a more mature, learned tone. Definitely recommend that ALL young women read this, if for no other reason than to see that we are all sharing very similar struggles in love and life in general.

I’m one that was deeply moved by Milk & Honey, her first poetry book, it found me in a place that spoke to me and jumpstarted a positive mindset in my life. So I’ll admit I was a bit apprehensive to start this book. However, every doubt was washed away. I feel that Milk & Honey was written more for her audience and Sun and her Flowers is where you really get to know Rupi. Her chapter Rooting is probably a personal best as she tackles the sensitive topics such as immigration and the lives they live once moving to a new country. It’s a battle cry and a love letter that I couldn’t have been more impressed with. I also think she was aware of the criticisms of her writing being too simplistic, as she stretched her skills into a quality depth. The drawings were also the most personal I’ve seen them. If I could give it ten stars, I would. Very proud of the author for taking her time on this one.

Rupi Kaur has been an author that I've wanted to read for a while but there was so much negative comments about her that I kept putting it off. I finally decided to pick up her books when she brought out this beautiful cloth bound hardback edition of her second book, The Sun and Her Flowers. I am really glad that I decided to read this because it was a brilliant read that I couldn't put down and I read it in one sitting. The array of topics that she writes about in her poetry is mind blowing. Her culture and childhood are so rich with emotion that I may not be able to relate to but it didn't matter. Having my eyes opened to what certain people have to go through was the power in this book. She is a true inspiration of how to not let your past define you. She is a strong amazing woman who has written a strong selection of poetry.

This book is recommended if you’re looking for voyeuristic solace (perhaps to help you come to terms with your own personal struggles of a similar nature as Kaur’s) in the journal-style doodles and ‘poetic’ montages of Rupi Kaur. As I struggled to get to the end of this tiring and banal book, the beautiful, minimalistic line-drawings felt more deserving of being called poetry, and the ‘poetry’ felt more deserving of being called illustrations. The poetry was occasionally, sparsely, and sporadically inspired in skill as for example in the poem “the construction site of our future” which had more formalistic coherence than perhaps any other poem of Kaur. But just as in Milk and Honey there is no poetic revolution here, or even any poetic novelty. As with Milk and Honey it is perhaps best suited for Insta-millenials looking for snippets to read which feel ‘relatable’ in a generic manner (an effect particularly achieved by using filler words rather than interesting, specific and idiosyncratic vocabulary), with none of the skill of versification but line breaks to justify the text as ‘verse’ or ‘poetry’. The short verses in particular don’t feel terse. They are not packed with any tension and have no epigrammatic or gut-punching effect. I admire the aesthetics and the honesty of the whole effort. But I would not recommend this to anyone looking to read intelligent, well-crafted or sublime verses.

Wonderful content in book but so so disappointed with the state the book turned up in! Scuffed, marked and faded. Not like photo on Amazon. I paid for the special edition hard cover because I value Rupi Kaur's work and I can't faff with returning it because I am in self isolation at the moment. Huge disappointment. I want my money back.

Some wonderful and inspirational words. Love the variety of short almost inspirational quotes through to longer poems that need more digestion. I will surely revisit this collection often.

I am enormously grateful to rupi. She and her poems has brought me back my passion for Poetry. I feel identified with most of the poem as the inspired me on my innergrowth path.NAMASTE