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The best-selling poet of HER & HER Vol. 2 returns with a different voice, on a different path, but with the same mission. HIM is a collection of "he-poetry" in a world of “she-poems” that tends to only refer to him when speaking ill. Through poetry and prose, Pierre wears his heart on paper and pens a tribute to men; their undelivered feelings, unrecognized strength, their loud silence, and their neglected complaints. HIM celebrates good men, their love, their worth, and their beauty. The characteristics that often fall into the shadows are now brought to life.
192 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 16, 2018
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April 11, 2019
I don't know what kind of review this will be since I don't have much to say, but we'll see as I go. I've read two other poetry books by Pierre Alex Jeanty. Her and Her Vol. 2. And while I enjoyed the second a lot more than the first, Him was the one I really couldn't wait for. Her and Her Vol. 2 were great books towards women empowerment. Great additions and motivational poems that told women to be whoever they wanted to be. Cute little two sentence hallmark sayings that made me go, "Oh my god, that's totes me."
So when I started Him I thought I was going into the same mindset but for guys. Some poems about our weights and heights and even body parts. Instead I got 95% of the poems being about women and how guys should treat them. Or about how women make men feel. With the rest of the 5% being some good poems about actual problems men go through. There was one about how some men won't go for women with children, but there are some who will love that child as if their own.
And I truly enjoyed those. The ones where the man was the focus and their trials and errors. But then I got to one poem that just turned me about from this book completely. Page 113 to be exact. He goes on to talk about women who work on their bodies for themselves and completely tore them down. He really said, "Get yourself...a woman who doesn't find traveling from bed to bed fulfilling." In between the dots were more things they shouldn't be and I honestly wanted to throw my book at the wall.
So instead of empowering men who have insecurities, he proceeds to talk about women, and then tells us that women who enjoy sex aren't worth our time. Yea, peace the fuck out dude. And then tells us that we should go for women whose priority is having a beautiful heart. As if a woman who likes to work out, and get longer hair, and wear makeup is someone who doesn't have a beautiful heart.
It completely turned me off from the rest of his work that I just rushed through and didn't look back. I wish this book was something completely different than what we were given. It had so much potential and instead we get this. It also made me look at him in a different light because in the beginning he says he writes to help show women who are fragile that they're strong. And he seems like one of those men where I have to literally tell him, "She is a strong, independent woman, and don't need no man in her life to tell her that."
So when I started Him I thought I was going into the same mindset but for guys. Some poems about our weights and heights and even body parts. Instead I got 95% of the poems being about women and how guys should treat them. Or about how women make men feel. With the rest of the 5% being some good poems about actual problems men go through. There was one about how some men won't go for women with children, but there are some who will love that child as if their own.
And I truly enjoyed those. The ones where the man was the focus and their trials and errors. But then I got to one poem that just turned me about from this book completely. Page 113 to be exact. He goes on to talk about women who work on their bodies for themselves and completely tore them down. He really said, "Get yourself...a woman who doesn't find traveling from bed to bed fulfilling." In between the dots were more things they shouldn't be and I honestly wanted to throw my book at the wall.
So instead of empowering men who have insecurities, he proceeds to talk about women, and then tells us that women who enjoy sex aren't worth our time. Yea, peace the fuck out dude. And then tells us that we should go for women whose priority is having a beautiful heart. As if a woman who likes to work out, and get longer hair, and wear makeup is someone who doesn't have a beautiful heart.
It completely turned me off from the rest of his work that I just rushed through and didn't look back. I wish this book was something completely different than what we were given. It had so much potential and instead we get this. It also made me look at him in a different light because in the beginning he says he writes to help show women who are fragile that they're strong. And he seems like one of those men where I have to literally tell him, "She is a strong, independent woman, and don't need no man in her life to tell her that."
March 18, 2020
There is some lovely writing here, but it’s muddled with an overwhelming amount of “not all men” throughout. The author acts like this is written for women... but it’s definitely not. It’s by men, for men, about men, lifting up men. The only thing to be gained here is to view the thought process of a man that considers himself a voice for women.
January 11, 2019
Pretentious. Toxic Masculinity. A not so subtle undertone of misogyny.
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February 14, 2022I hope this isn’t considered to be “poetry”.
February 11, 2022
i have a bone to pick with this book.
here's the thing.
i ADORED jeanty's "her" books, so i was having relatively positive expectations with "him". to say i was disappointed was an understatement. the beginning of the book was amazing—it shed light on the inner struggles men face that tend to go overlooked. even so, as we progress through the series of poems, it begins to be a consistent thing for the poems to just flat out bash women. don't get me wrong, i am someone who is very adamant about shedding light on not only women's issues, but men's issues as well, BUT. it felt as though instead of supporting and uplifting men through their issues, it was just passing the blame and pointing fingers at women. the poems very much relied on the "not all men" ideology, but implemented the ideology that all women are at fault. EVERY woman does this. EVERY woman doesn't do this. it became whiny and self-pitying.
to be put simply: you can uplift men without breaking women down. this book failed at this immensely.
here's the thing.
i ADORED jeanty's "her" books, so i was having relatively positive expectations with "him". to say i was disappointed was an understatement. the beginning of the book was amazing—it shed light on the inner struggles men face that tend to go overlooked. even so, as we progress through the series of poems, it begins to be a consistent thing for the poems to just flat out bash women. don't get me wrong, i am someone who is very adamant about shedding light on not only women's issues, but men's issues as well, BUT. it felt as though instead of supporting and uplifting men through their issues, it was just passing the blame and pointing fingers at women. the poems very much relied on the "not all men" ideology, but implemented the ideology that all women are at fault. EVERY woman does this. EVERY woman doesn't do this. it became whiny and self-pitying.
to be put simply: you can uplift men without breaking women down. this book failed at this immensely.
April 30, 2023
Good men have always existed and will occupy space on this earth.
There will be those who will blind themselves of reasons to givem them credit,
but the good they bring to this world will always better the soil of this planet;
they will always outweigh the bad.
I have never read a poetry book before that pursues the context of masculinity, so this one is unique for me.
What I love about this collection is that it highlights the irony and unpopular opinions of the male gender, and how it argues against both traditional and modern stereotypes of being a man , mostly based from the misapprehensions of women. The poems are interesting as they dwell into the vulnerabilities beneath the 'hard rock' surface of masculinity; however, most of the passages are also biased and can be offending to the opposite sex. Somehow I felt like the author was generalizing women on some of his works, attacking one point of toxicity with another.
Despite of the mixed feelings about the book, I had fun reading it, mainly because of its empathetic tone and honest advice for the males.
There will be those who will blind themselves of reasons to givem them credit,
but the good they bring to this world will always better the soil of this planet;
they will always outweigh the bad.
I have never read a poetry book before that pursues the context of masculinity, so this one is unique for me.
What I love about this collection is that it highlights the irony and unpopular opinions of the male gender, and how it argues against both traditional and modern stereotypes of being a man , mostly based from the misapprehensions of women. The poems are interesting as they dwell into the vulnerabilities beneath the 'hard rock' surface of masculinity; however, most of the passages are also biased and can be offending to the opposite sex. Somehow I felt like the author was generalizing women on some of his works, attacking one point of toxicity with another.
Despite of the mixed feelings about the book, I had fun reading it, mainly because of its empathetic tone and honest advice for the males.
April 1, 2020
pooled ink Reviews:
I loved that he was inspired to write this book of poetry to companion HER. Not only do men and women walk side-by-side in life but in soul and his poetry really shows this in both collections. Although love is a major theme in both books, each one takes a specific focus towards "her" or "him". Just as women were encouraged and empowered in HER., Jeanty takes this moment to encourage and inspire men, something I feel men are in desperate need of. While HER. explored a woman's heart, needs, and fears, this did the same for men. What I particularly love about both of these poetry collections is that although the message speaks to "her" or "him", truly each poem beseeches the other just as much as the self. When Jeanty spins prose revealing a woman's need to be loved he is also speaking to men and showing them what she needs, and vice versa. Without being overly political Jeanty manages to hit the nail on the head in HER. and HIM.
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I loved that he was inspired to write this book of poetry to companion HER. Not only do men and women walk side-by-side in life but in soul and his poetry really shows this in both collections. Although love is a major theme in both books, each one takes a specific focus towards "her" or "him". Just as women were encouraged and empowered in HER., Jeanty takes this moment to encourage and inspire men, something I feel men are in desperate need of. While HER. explored a woman's heart, needs, and fears, this did the same for men. What I particularly love about both of these poetry collections is that although the message speaks to "her" or "him", truly each poem beseeches the other just as much as the self. When Jeanty spins prose revealing a woman's need to be loved he is also speaking to men and showing them what she needs, and vice versa. Without being overly political Jeanty manages to hit the nail on the head in HER. and HIM.
https://pooledink.com/2019/11/06/her-...
September 17, 2018
Really a 3.75 because it was SUCH A REFRESHING READ. I enjoyed Her. and was almost gonna get Her2. but then I thought it'd be the same thing over again and HE CALLED HIMSELF (& basically everyone else) OUT ON THE CONSTANT BASHING OF MEN WE HAVE IN TODAYS SOCIETY. The best thing is he DID something about it and wrote this. I hope guys pick this up and read it, because I had a feeling when reading that some of the poems would've made more sense on a guy-to-guy standpoint, but there were a good handful that I felt related to my past experiences with men (relationships and family) and some poems were for any human. Overall a breath of fresh air!
August 18, 2022
Oh my dear wasted time (Unfinished)
October 26, 2021
"How did we fall out of love?"
She asked.
"The same way ashes are made," I
replied.
"we never fed our flams."
(page 47)
In page 170 it says :
We must never bury the fact that
Without men, life could not be created
inside women.
"Eve needed Adam"
THIS BOOK WAS WAY BETTER THAN HIS OTHER BOOKS
Really enjoyed it
Oct 2021 IRAN/Tehran
She asked.
"The same way ashes are made," I
replied.
"we never fed our flams."
(page 47)
In page 170 it says :
We must never bury the fact that
Without men, life could not be created
inside women.
"Eve needed Adam"
THIS BOOK WAS WAY BETTER THAN HIS OTHER BOOKS
Really enjoyed it
Oct 2021 IRAN/Tehran
February 14, 2021
This book is truly the word peridot with a period at the end, that's the best way to describe it for me. It's almost like there should be a mic drop after every poem. This book felt like a comforter pulled over me, or the hug of someone who listens to me without judgement. I adore the things being said and think they should be said more often. Best collection of poetry I've ever read that will stay with me for a long time - and the fact that it's written by a black man really is the icing on the cake.
My favorite poems and my thoughts on them:
Somewhat like the good in this world - the lack of it is easily discovered by the eye; yet where it lies in abundance isn't given nearly enough credit This one... it's true about men and about so many different other groups of people. The negative things get all the attention and the good ones fall under the radar or are squashed by those who believe they're too good to be true. I think the world as a whole should focus a lot more on finding and cherishing the good things instead of hollering about the bad.
He was created to be authentic to genuine hearts, caring to loving souls, and bear greatness into this world. His idea of a real man is to fulfill the image of what a good man should be modeled after I love this poem and what was said before it about how men aren't made or meant to be this perfect image that fills all the boxes whoever was with you before didn't, or to uphold the perfect display of a man you've seen in a tv show or a book, and I think far too often men are expected to do just that, when in reality every man is his own person and should be loved as such and celebrated for the great things he brings to the table, whether they meet unnecessarily high expectations or not.
You are not less special for being a man - This one is really important to me. The general world consensus is that women are amazing and should be supported, protected and empowered by each other and men; all things that are true, but when you pair that with the narrative that men are trash and that's all anyone talks about anymore, it becomes a detriment to both sides. Being a woman shouldn't be treated as something more special than someone who's a man because both are different and unique and should be appreciated and accepted with those differences. We're all human, why can't every individual be loved for who they are instead of defined by the bad things those like them have done? If women deserve to be empowered, supported and protected then so do men and that is how this book made me feel.
My favorite poems and my thoughts on them:
Somewhat like the good in this world - the lack of it is easily discovered by the eye; yet where it lies in abundance isn't given nearly enough credit This one... it's true about men and about so many different other groups of people. The negative things get all the attention and the good ones fall under the radar or are squashed by those who believe they're too good to be true. I think the world as a whole should focus a lot more on finding and cherishing the good things instead of hollering about the bad.
He was created to be authentic to genuine hearts, caring to loving souls, and bear greatness into this world. His idea of a real man is to fulfill the image of what a good man should be modeled after I love this poem and what was said before it about how men aren't made or meant to be this perfect image that fills all the boxes whoever was with you before didn't, or to uphold the perfect display of a man you've seen in a tv show or a book, and I think far too often men are expected to do just that, when in reality every man is his own person and should be loved as such and celebrated for the great things he brings to the table, whether they meet unnecessarily high expectations or not.
You are not less special for being a man - This one is really important to me. The general world consensus is that women are amazing and should be supported, protected and empowered by each other and men; all things that are true, but when you pair that with the narrative that men are trash and that's all anyone talks about anymore, it becomes a detriment to both sides. Being a woman shouldn't be treated as something more special than someone who's a man because both are different and unique and should be appreciated and accepted with those differences. We're all human, why can't every individual be loved for who they are instead of defined by the bad things those like them have done? If women deserve to be empowered, supported and protected then so do men and that is how this book made me feel.
August 12, 2019
I can't even....
Ugh
Review to come
Ugh
Review to come
February 10, 2021
I don’t know what to say exactly. This book was good AND bad.
So many emotions, experiences both positive and negative, situations a man faces, all of it has been put into verses beautifully. This piece opened up my mind to things that should be normalised yet are not even considered to exist e.g a man should be allowed to get scared, he should be allowed to cry- one shouldn’t throw the society’s made up image on him.
As much as i loved some of the poems in it and how realistic & touching they sounded, still the idea of majority of the content focused on women rather than the protagonist prevailed.
In the preface the poet mentioned himself as a balanced human who tries to do everything with a balance, but most of the poems in this book contradicts that opinion of his e.g at certain points in the book rather than uplifting men with insecurities he lost his balance and started degrading the other gender with his words.
I won’t lie i was enjoying the book in the beginning but at a certain point i started feeling it was losing the actual point. The content started becoming MORE of a blame game for women being the reason behind majority of men’s problems and LESS of an encouragement for men to grow past bad experiences. Felt like it was written for women and not men :/
So many emotions, experiences both positive and negative, situations a man faces, all of it has been put into verses beautifully. This piece opened up my mind to things that should be normalised yet are not even considered to exist e.g a man should be allowed to get scared, he should be allowed to cry- one shouldn’t throw the society’s made up image on him.
As much as i loved some of the poems in it and how realistic & touching they sounded, still the idea of majority of the content focused on women rather than the protagonist prevailed.
In the preface the poet mentioned himself as a balanced human who tries to do everything with a balance, but most of the poems in this book contradicts that opinion of his e.g at certain points in the book rather than uplifting men with insecurities he lost his balance and started degrading the other gender with his words.
I won’t lie i was enjoying the book in the beginning but at a certain point i started feeling it was losing the actual point. The content started becoming MORE of a blame game for women being the reason behind majority of men’s problems and LESS of an encouragement for men to grow past bad experiences. Felt like it was written for women and not men :/
June 6, 2019
Love him as he is.
Throughout the process of reading this book, all I thought about was stereotypes of males and females. How males are supposed to be strong, masculine, how they shouldn't show their emotions etc. And how females are supposed to be caring, sensitive, trustworthy and so on.
“He is a man. Therefore he should
suck it up and take it like a man,”
Upon reading this collection, I realized how women (including me [sometimes]), generalise every men even those that has not hurt us as the bad guys. Through stereotypes we forget that everyone has feelings deep down even though they don't show it.
We also forget that women are not as innocent that the world made out to be. A women has the power to love but can manipulate a person into loving her and then break his/her heart just like a man can do.
Life itself is a burden sometimes,
who wants their special someone to
make it harder?
All in all, I enjoyed reading this collection, and made me realize that one cannot judge another person and speculate that everyone is the same. I recommend this book.
April 1, 2020
The cover: 50 stars. The content: 0.5.
Sorry fans (if there are any).
DNF'd @ p60. Couldn't really take it anymore. It felt like forcing some prosaic crap into my brain.
Shallow, childish, repetitive, preachy, uninspired, uninspiring, unpoetic, unartistic, uninteresting, Sort of megalomaniacal too, unplolished and clearly as well as intolerably amateurish.
Don't even bother picking this up if you ask me.
It just felt like an awkward attempt by a priest who felt poetic or an excessively dull & zealous guy with a great deal of fealings of superiority and knowledgeability accompanied by being carried away and high on emotions.
Damn it, I wanted some decent poems to add some variety and poetic vibes to my life not to read a bunch of poorly written sermon-like prose printed, branded and delivered as 'poems' in a nice cover.
Sorry fans (if there are any).
DNF'd @ p60. Couldn't really take it anymore. It felt like forcing some prosaic crap into my brain.
Shallow, childish, repetitive, preachy, uninspired, uninspiring, unpoetic, unartistic, uninteresting, Sort of megalomaniacal too, unplolished and clearly as well as intolerably amateurish.
Don't even bother picking this up if you ask me.
It just felt like an awkward attempt by a priest who felt poetic or an excessively dull & zealous guy with a great deal of fealings of superiority and knowledgeability accompanied by being carried away and high on emotions.
Damn it, I wanted some decent poems to add some variety and poetic vibes to my life not to read a bunch of poorly written sermon-like prose printed, branded and delivered as 'poems' in a nice cover.
January 23, 2019
Probably one of the best modern poetry books I’ve read lately. And it’s not because of the author’s word choice, or their prose but due to its incredible content.
I’m not a dude. But I will say the perspective of modern manliness is so HARD right now. To speak it and not be diminutive to the feminine is a trial, but I feel like this book did a great job. There are some points in which he jogs over the line: a few occasions that the poems question that female intention, but I understand his reasoning and empathize with the characterization he paints.
It’s a really great modern tome of feeling and thought, and there are quite a few zingers—it’s actually quite incredible how many winners are in here.
I’m not a dude. But I will say the perspective of modern manliness is so HARD right now. To speak it and not be diminutive to the feminine is a trial, but I feel like this book did a great job. There are some points in which he jogs over the line: a few occasions that the poems question that female intention, but I understand his reasoning and empathize with the characterization he paints.
It’s a really great modern tome of feeling and thought, and there are quite a few zingers—it’s actually quite incredible how many winners are in here.
March 2, 2019
To me this book was just ok. I don't think I would say that I liked it. So 2 stars it is. I feel bad but some of the passages seems too overly attacking at women- and i do understand there there are women like that out there. But i feel like this focused too much on that. There were bits and pieces that i enjoyed and a few that really made me think
August 12, 2023
نووسەر لەڕێگەی شیعری کورت و درێژەوە ، کە ئازادن واتە نە وەزن و قافیە و سەروایان نییە ، بابەتەکە لەسەر ڕەگەزی " نێر " چڕ دەکاتەوە.
بەشێوەیەکی ئازادانە و ڕاستگۆیانە ھەوڵی داوە دەست بۆ ئەو فایلی ھەستانە بەرێت کە کلیلێکی گەورەی لێدراوە و تۆز و خۆڵی چەندین ھەزار ساڵی لەسەر نیشتووە ، لەڕێگەی شیعرەکانەوە تۆز و خۆڵەکان ڕادەماڵێت و ئەو فایلی ھەستانە دەکاتەوە کە لە ڕەگەزی نێرینەدا پەراوێز خراون ھەر لەگەڵ لەدایکبوونیەوە تا گەورەبوون و مردنیشی ، تەواوی لایەنە نەبینراوەکانی نێرینە ئاشکرا دەکات.
واتە دەتوانین بڵێین کە ھەر شیعرێک دەبێتە ئاوێنەی ڕۆحی " نێرینەکان " ، وە تەواوی ئەو بەربەستە چەق بەستوانە دەشکێنێت کە لە دەوری وشەی " نێر " دا گرێدراون.
نوسەر دەیەوێت ئومێدێک بێت بۆ ئەو ئافرەتانەی کە متمانەیان بە پیاوان نەماوە ، وە پاڵنەرێک بێت بۆ پیاوان تاکو باشتر بن.
ئەم کتێبە گەشتێکە بەناو دیوە نەبینراوەکەی پیاواندا و ھاوبەشی پێ کردنی گەشتەکەیەتی بۆ خوێنەران کە ببێتە دەرگایەک تاکو بە دیدێکێ فرەلایەنەوە پیاوان ببینین.
ئەم کتێبە پێشنیارە بۆ ئەو کەسانەی کە :
١- خانمن و زۆرجار توشی ھەڵەتێگەشتن و ناکۆکی دەبنەوە لەگەڵ ( براکانیان ، باوکیان ، ھاوسەرەکانیان ، کوڕەکانیان... ھتد ) دەبنەوە
٢- ئەو کەسانەی زیاتر دەیانەوێت ڕەگەزی نێرێنە بناسن و لێیان تێبگەن.
بەشێوەیەکی ئازادانە و ڕاستگۆیانە ھەوڵی داوە دەست بۆ ئەو فایلی ھەستانە بەرێت کە کلیلێکی گەورەی لێدراوە و تۆز و خۆڵی چەندین ھەزار ساڵی لەسەر نیشتووە ، لەڕێگەی شیعرەکانەوە تۆز و خۆڵەکان ڕادەماڵێت و ئەو فایلی ھەستانە دەکاتەوە کە لە ڕەگەزی نێرینەدا پەراوێز خراون ھەر لەگەڵ لەدایکبوونیەوە تا گەورەبوون و مردنیشی ، تەواوی لایەنە نەبینراوەکانی نێرینە ئاشکرا دەکات.
واتە دەتوانین بڵێین کە ھەر شیعرێک دەبێتە ئاوێنەی ڕۆحی " نێرینەکان " ، وە تەواوی ئەو بەربەستە چەق بەستوانە دەشکێنێت کە لە دەوری وشەی " نێر " دا گرێدراون.
نوسەر دەیەوێت ئومێدێک بێت بۆ ئەو ئافرەتانەی کە متمانەیان بە پیاوان نەماوە ، وە پاڵنەرێک بێت بۆ پیاوان تاکو باشتر بن.
ئەم کتێبە گەشتێکە بەناو دیوە نەبینراوەکەی پیاواندا و ھاوبەشی پێ کردنی گەشتەکەیەتی بۆ خوێنەران کە ببێتە دەرگایەک تاکو بە دیدێکێ فرەلایەنەوە پیاوان ببینین.
ئەم کتێبە پێشنیارە بۆ ئەو کەسانەی کە :
١- خانمن و زۆرجار توشی ھەڵەتێگەشتن و ناکۆکی دەبنەوە لەگەڵ ( براکانیان ، باوکیان ، ھاوسەرەکانیان ، کوڕەکانیان... ھتد ) دەبنەوە
٢- ئەو کەسانەی زیاتر دەیانەوێت ڕەگەزی نێرێنە بناسن و لێیان تێبگەن.
August 20, 2024
Would give it -5 stars if possible.
"Her" by Pierre-Alex Jeanty reads like the musings of a man entrenched in toxic behavior, rife with victim-shaming and an unsettling tendency to blame women for his personal failings. The collection lacks depth, with perhaps one passable “poem” that might earn a C in a middle school classroom. It’s disheartening to think that a tree was sacrificed for what feels like a printed Twitter feed of an immature and angst-ridden individual than a work of genuine poetry.
This book serves as a reminder of what poor literature can look like, though I hesitate to even call it literature or poetry.
Just to give a glimpse into the madness, here’s an excerpt:
A man having no guidance is never
an excuse as to why he continues to
live a misguided life,
misleading women along the way.
But if we are being honest,
don't we live in a cause and effect
world?
Or do you only see a cause when
someone else is affecting you?
"Her" by Pierre-Alex Jeanty reads like the musings of a man entrenched in toxic behavior, rife with victim-shaming and an unsettling tendency to blame women for his personal failings. The collection lacks depth, with perhaps one passable “poem” that might earn a C in a middle school classroom. It’s disheartening to think that a tree was sacrificed for what feels like a printed Twitter feed of an immature and angst-ridden individual than a work of genuine poetry.
This book serves as a reminder of what poor literature can look like, though I hesitate to even call it literature or poetry.
Just to give a glimpse into the madness, here’s an excerpt:
A man having no guidance is never
an excuse as to why he continues to
live a misguided life,
misleading women along the way.
But if we are being honest,
don't we live in a cause and effect
world?
Or do you only see a cause when
someone else is affecting you?
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November 20, 2022A must read for every him and her <3
April 17, 2021
1.5*
Subjects such as 'men hiding their feelings' are being discussed here, but in my opinion a few poems (in an almost 200 pages long book) are not enough to fully describe the problem of how men are forced to be strong and show no emotions. I feel like Pierre used this book mainly to express his hatred towards women (or the stereotype of them). And feminism. I get the feeling that he doesnt like women who stand up for themselves and say what bothers them out loud.
Subjects such as 'men hiding their feelings' are being discussed here, but in my opinion a few poems (in an almost 200 pages long book) are not enough to fully describe the problem of how men are forced to be strong and show no emotions. I feel like Pierre used this book mainly to express his hatred towards women (or the stereotype of them). And feminism. I get the feeling that he doesnt like women who stand up for themselves and say what bothers them out loud.
August 9, 2020
Brilliant contemporary collection of poetry for the modern man.
So much in the collection resonated with me. It explodes the man = evil myth and offers comfortable space to affirm one's existence in an uncertain world, full of untested values.
So much in the collection resonated with me. It explodes the man = evil myth and offers comfortable space to affirm one's existence in an uncertain world, full of untested values.
April 24, 2021
This was a beautifully done book of poetry. If I had to rank it, I'd probably put it as my second favorite by Jeanty. This book is all about changing one's perspective, and it's very well done. All in all, Jeanty's got an excellent grasp of the human condition and the dichotomy between the sexes.
April 16, 2023
This is my first poetry book that I read and I felt like it showed a lot of male emotions that are very much hidden from today's society how people assume there is very strong creatures but yet they are the most vulnerable and most broken people are.
November 22, 2018
Okay read
I enjoyed Her a lot more than this. The beginning was very strong and then it just became boring to me.
I enjoyed Her a lot more than this. The beginning was very strong and then it just became boring to me.
April 9, 2020
I really enjoyed reading this and appreciated someone to be so open and forthcoming about what it takes to be a man. I read HER and have to say that HIM was a lot more eye opening experience for me as a woman. Some of us go through life these days being fine with seeing others on the surface without digging deeper into who they are. There are probably a lot of factors contributing to this, from social media to misconceptions via forms of communication to gender stereotypes, the stigma associated with particular circumstances.... the list goes on. Personally I find that a little annoying. If someone’s worthy to be in your life they should be ready to take the time to gain your trust to peel the layers of what makes you the person you are. We all have them and we all want to be accepted with them. HIM is great at letting women know that this also includes men.
February 15, 2023
I'm super torn with this one.
I was really excited to read this one. I was hoping I'd find a few poems to share with my husband. I was expecting some body positivity and such like we were getting from his Her poetry books. But instead most of it ended up being negative and toxic. It turned into a not great reading experience. A lot of this reminded me of the overly aggressive nice guy demeanor.
Men deserve to be loved as much as women. These aren't the kind of poems that highlight that. Some was very anti women and I just... yeah I don't know if I will read his work again...
I was really excited to read this one. I was hoping I'd find a few poems to share with my husband. I was expecting some body positivity and such like we were getting from his Her poetry books. But instead most of it ended up being negative and toxic. It turned into a not great reading experience. A lot of this reminded me of the overly aggressive nice guy demeanor.
Men deserve to be loved as much as women. These aren't the kind of poems that highlight that. Some was very anti women and I just... yeah I don't know if I will read his work again...
September 12, 2018
I was at Barnes and Noble with a friend (both avid RH Sin readers) and as she was looking at his newest poetry works, another reader recommended Jeanty. So grateful she did. I love RH Sin, but Jeanty might be my new favorite (or at least gives Sin a run for his money haha). I felt that this collection was the perfect mix of logic and emotion (if that’s even possible in poetry haha). And it was nice to read from the mans point of view. We all have suffered in love and loss, regardless of sex.
August 5, 2020
This collection has been my favorite read of the “HER” series by Jeanty. It was an in-depth, honest portrayal of the male perspective when it comes to love and societal views of manhood. I thoroughly enjoyed the poetry in this book. I also liked that the pieces in this collection were longer pieces of poetry.
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