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What She Felt #2
She Just Wants to Forget (Volume 2)
A beautiful dedication to powerful women who are tired of wasting their thoughts on people who were never worth thinking about. She Just Wants to Forget is the second title in the "What She Felt" series.
She Just Wants to Forget is the follow up to the New York Times bestselling poetry collection She Felt Like Feeling Nothing by r.h. Sin.
She Just Wants to Forget is the follow up to the New York Times bestselling poetry collection She Felt Like Feeling Nothing by r.h. Sin.
208 pages, Paperback
First published April 2, 2019
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May 25, 2019
Let me preface my quick review by saying I DNF’d “She Just Wants To Forget” fairly early in. But I had to. This truly was like reading the poetic equivalent (if you can call it that) to an inspirational quotes blog on Tumblr. If a sepia-toned photo of a girl crying with the words “real eyes realize real lies” overlaid on it was a poetry collection, this would be it.
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February 20, 2023
There's a light that lives within you
that could rival the sun
and a glow in your eyes
that could distract from the moon
on its darkest night.
You, this remarkable and rare occurrence,
unlike anything most have ever seen.
You, this beautiful wonder,
a muse to artists and writers like me.
Living loud when the world wishes to silence the melody that has been cradled in your heart.
that could rival the sun
and a glow in your eyes
that could distract from the moon
on its darkest night.
You, this remarkable and rare occurrence,
unlike anything most have ever seen.
You, this beautiful wonder,
a muse to artists and writers like me.
Living loud when the world wishes to silence the melody that has been cradled in your heart.
January 29, 2022
There are beautiful words and empowering ideas. I got a little unsettled by the big changes from a two line poem to a three page one. For me it effected the rhythm of my reading. I did enjoy several of the poems, though I continue to search for the poems that speak directly to me.
May 2, 2019
Extraordinarily laughable and full of philistinism. A SCAM.
June 10, 2019
I just want to forget that this book ever existed.
February 28, 2020
She just wants to forget (that she ever read this book)
May 19, 2019
Usually I LOVE r.h. Sin, but this one was too preachy, too long, and too repetitive. It’s not even worth the words to write more in this review. Read any other r.h. Sin book instead.
July 5, 2020
Another fantastic work of poetry. There’s some special ones in this one.
October 14, 2021
2.5/5
Nowadays poetry has turned into “these are my journal entries about hating men”. Some of the actual poems I really liked, but most of his stuff was about parental issues and how all men are monsters. I am a woman, but I don’t buy into the idea that in order for women to be strong, men have to be weak. I have a brother I look up to and adore.
Completely different from the first volume his stuff did not rhyme, it really was just his thoughts and most of them were the same thought worded slightly different. I’m not impressed and actually annoyed. Overall, mediocre poetry.
Nowadays poetry has turned into “these are my journal entries about hating men”. Some of the actual poems I really liked, but most of his stuff was about parental issues and how all men are monsters. I am a woman, but I don’t buy into the idea that in order for women to be strong, men have to be weak. I have a brother I look up to and adore.
Completely different from the first volume his stuff did not rhyme, it really was just his thoughts and most of them were the same thought worded slightly different. I’m not impressed and actually annoyed. Overall, mediocre poetry.
April 18, 2020
what the fuck is this book?!!!
repetitive, pretentious, kinda inmature and so cliché. i read a lot of "modern poetry" (aka instapoetry), but this was reaaally so hard to enjoy (even a little).
repetitive, pretentious, kinda inmature and so cliché. i read a lot of "modern poetry" (aka instapoetry), but this was reaaally so hard to enjoy (even a little).
January 2, 2023
She Just Wants To Forget is the second book in the "What She Felt" series.
I really enjoyed book one. But i have to be honest and say that this one felt really repetitive. Every few poems said the same thing.. "be single. You are enough by yourself." type of theme. It was the same sentiment told in more or less the same way. BUT i'll still be reading the next in the series. Until then, here are some of the poems / pieces I enjoyed in this book -
"No one is there to lend a helping hand but somehow you end up reaching for yourself because it’s always been that way, hasn’t it? You’ve been all you’ve had since the beginning. Your parents weren’t much help, your struggles began early on and here you are as a result of everything that has happened to you. Here you are today in this moment, struggling through all the things that you have no control over. Your father, inconsistent. His hands barely there to protect you, his hands barely there to shield you and so you had to learn about wolves on your own. He was never present enough and somehow that led you to entertaining relationships with men who were just as inconsistent"
-This hits home, and it's so true. when you're raised with abusive and/or neglectful parents, you only have yourself.. and then you don't have the accurate representation of what love actually looks like.
"The darkness drapes itself over your heart and you can’t help but crave a light that’ll show you the way toward something better."
"you are not your mistakes
you are not the brokenness you’ve felt"
"do not stay where your heart can’t grow
never allow your loyalty to become a form of slavery"
"i’m just not the person you hurt anymore
you are no longer my moon
i found a way to change my stars"
"he hit her with words
and even if the bruises on her heart began to fade
the pain was still there"
I really enjoyed book one. But i have to be honest and say that this one felt really repetitive. Every few poems said the same thing.. "be single. You are enough by yourself." type of theme. It was the same sentiment told in more or less the same way. BUT i'll still be reading the next in the series. Until then, here are some of the poems / pieces I enjoyed in this book -
"No one is there to lend a helping hand but somehow you end up reaching for yourself because it’s always been that way, hasn’t it? You’ve been all you’ve had since the beginning. Your parents weren’t much help, your struggles began early on and here you are as a result of everything that has happened to you. Here you are today in this moment, struggling through all the things that you have no control over. Your father, inconsistent. His hands barely there to protect you, his hands barely there to shield you and so you had to learn about wolves on your own. He was never present enough and somehow that led you to entertaining relationships with men who were just as inconsistent"
-This hits home, and it's so true. when you're raised with abusive and/or neglectful parents, you only have yourself.. and then you don't have the accurate representation of what love actually looks like.
"The darkness drapes itself over your heart and you can’t help but crave a light that’ll show you the way toward something better."
"you are not your mistakes
you are not the brokenness you’ve felt"
"do not stay where your heart can’t grow
never allow your loyalty to become a form of slavery"
"i’m just not the person you hurt anymore
you are no longer my moon
i found a way to change my stars"
"he hit her with words
and even if the bruises on her heart began to fade
the pain was still there"
July 21, 2024
Not a huge fan of the topics and ideas referenced in this prose. Maybe if I was newly out of a toxic relationship, requiring this specific type of healing, I may have resonated more with it, but at this phase in my life, not really applicable. There weren’t really any quotes that made me think “wow this is great” (for me or someone else). Just meh. I’m glad I got it used for $1.50 lol
March 9, 2024
" Let’s encourage women to be brave enough to walk away instead of placing heavy blame or making them feel guilty for giving up on someone who quit on them a long time ago."
September 19, 2021
I’ve read few of r.h Sin books but every time I read his poetry, I feel like he views women as something that’s always broken and needs to be fixed. I understand that maybe that’s his target audience but after writing 100000 books I feel like he needs to change his perspective. He just writes about how women through a man’s eyes. I know that what he is, but his poetry is a literal definition of “women written by a man”.
Now every time I come across his poetry book my brain goes like it’ll contain something like that:
“She’s shattered because her man left her,
even though he was a pain in the *ss
She’s depressed because she settled for him
Because that’s what a dumb woman does”
I mean I hope you get what I’m trying to say, now his books just piss me off.
PS: above mentioned book is not from any of his books, I just came up with it to convey my feelings about the book and his writing style. If it does match any of his poetry, then image how bad it is.
Now every time I come across his poetry book my brain goes like it’ll contain something like that:
“She’s shattered because her man left her,
even though he was a pain in the *ss
She’s depressed because she settled for him
Because that’s what a dumb woman does”
I mean I hope you get what I’m trying to say, now his books just piss me off.
PS: above mentioned book is not from any of his books, I just came up with it to convey my feelings about the book and his writing style. If it does match any of his poetry, then image how bad it is.
February 15, 2020
Book 14/100: She just wants to forget by R. H. Sin. I knew by page 3 that this book was going to be a tearful one for me, so many poems and paragraphs and lines hit home, home in the deepest sense that I felt it in my heart and soul. My beautiful friend @lauramarinaa gave me this poetry collection for Christmas and it is the perfect read for any woman, and a much needed reminder. I feel empowered, heard and most of all magical. These poems will stay with me forever, I want to have some of these on my walls, and I will more than likely re-read this often. Just want to spread all that love and light out there for all the people that need it, stay beautiful everyone! Xox
March 11, 2020
The first 5 pages had me in tears with my personal experiences!
This is for the woman who feels stuck.
Every letter here was meant to form words that will speak to the strong women who are tired of wasting their energy, choosing someone who never chooses them.
I wrote this for the woman who is looking for a sign.
She loved who she thought he was
Just a book filled with my own personal experiences that made me sad knowing so many have to go through this. It helped me think twice about my situation. Loved this book!!
This is for the woman who feels stuck.
Every letter here was meant to form words that will speak to the strong women who are tired of wasting their energy, choosing someone who never chooses them.
I wrote this for the woman who is looking for a sign.
She loved who she thought he was
Just a book filled with my own personal experiences that made me sad knowing so many have to go through this. It helped me think twice about my situation. Loved this book!!
July 2, 2019
Everything this author writes is incredibly personal in way that I feel was only meant for me as a reader. The poems put words to the pain which hits women so hard. He talks you through the heartache, the disappointment, and the renewal of faith in yourself. This is another masterpiece I will not part with, it knows me far too well.
May 7, 2019
1.25
no. no. this was not for me
no. no. this was not for me
December 6, 2021
esto me gustó mucho más que el libro pasado que leí de R.H, se sintió dirigido más personal, además.
bueno, la verdad es que empecemos por lo negativo. la parte de "poesía" (y lo que en muchos otros libros no es solo una parte, sino TODO EL FREAKING LIBRO, pero bueno) bien pudieron ser frases inspiracionales de pinterest, pero de una forma estética, o "a e s t h e t i c" diría la chaviza.
en fin, la parte buena es cuando no escribe con pura breakline, y amaría que l@s autor@s que hacen este tipo de la llamada "poesía moderna" hicieran :(, porque veo mucho potencial.
habiendo leído suficiente de r.h puedo decir que todos sus libros es mucho de lo mismo, copy of a copy of a copy, y estoy pretty tired of that, pero bueno. chile, anyways, so.
bueno, la verdad es que empecemos por lo negativo. la parte de "poesía" (y lo que en muchos otros libros no es solo una parte, sino TODO EL FREAKING LIBRO, pero bueno) bien pudieron ser frases inspiracionales de pinterest, pero de una forma estética, o "a e s t h e t i c" diría la chaviza.
en fin, la parte buena es cuando no escribe con pura breakline, y amaría que l@s autor@s que hacen este tipo de la llamada "poesía moderna" hicieran :(, porque veo mucho potencial.
habiendo leído suficiente de r.h puedo decir que todos sus libros es mucho de lo mismo, copy of a copy of a copy, y estoy pretty tired of that, pero bueno. chile, anyways, so.
September 18, 2020
Wow, this is the first collection I’ve read by R.h sin. I loved it!, some were a little repetitive but overall this collection really resonated with me, words that I can relate to. I’ve been wanting to read something by RH sin for a while now but I’ll definitely be picking more up soon!. This collection might not be for everyone but that’s the same for any poetry it either resonates with you or it doesn’t. I’m glad I read this and I’ve read it in a time when I needed to hear some of the words said here.
January 10, 2022
like 2.5?
it wasn’t anything extraordinary, like some poems said rly basic shit like ‘your heart isn’t his to break’ which is fine, but it’s almost at the point where it’s just too simple for me to even attempt at drawing a deeper meaning from it, which is why i rated it lower. some were good though, i think i’ll give rh sin another shot. heavily victimizing women though would appreciate villainizing the man for his actions rather than making the woman seem weak. also didn’t like the poems that were formatted like acts? but some of the longer ones were quite impactful.
it wasn’t anything extraordinary, like some poems said rly basic shit like ‘your heart isn’t his to break’ which is fine, but it’s almost at the point where it’s just too simple for me to even attempt at drawing a deeper meaning from it, which is why i rated it lower. some were good though, i think i’ll give rh sin another shot. heavily victimizing women though would appreciate villainizing the man for his actions rather than making the woman seem weak. also didn’t like the poems that were formatted like acts? but some of the longer ones were quite impactful.
September 4, 2022
This is the perfect book for anyone who has ever been in an unhealthy relationship. Everyone needs a reminder of who they are outside of the hurt and pain that comes from a break-up. This is also great for those stuck in a toxic relationship. The author gives a gentle push toward self-love. I enjoyed reading this and will definitely search for other books by this author.
August 12, 2021
After following most of the RH Sin works after my break up this was the perfect book to close that chapter of my life. Tied everything I was feeling into a nice bow to send me on my way to a brighter future
March 18, 2023
I really don’t want to be the person to go out of their way to give a book one star, but I feel it’s necessary. Extremely disappointed at how mediocre and cliche this book was considering who the author is. This book may be appealing to some, but definitely wasn’t to me.
March 22, 2022
Reading this really makes me understand how much the author must have been in pain to write these heartbreaking poems. It's art written in every one of them. Something beautiful and heartspoken.
April 24, 2022
So far this is the best I have ever read. It made me shed a few tears and there. Maybe because I felt like this book is confronting things that are really happening in my life. Thank you, thank you so much, I really love this one. Will definitely reread just to remind myself that I am not alone
March 9, 2023
'If all you have is yourself
Then you
Will save you
And that, in fact,
Is enough'
'You represent everything that someone have been searching their entire lives for. I hope you find the person who is searching for you.'
Really beautiful and heart-wrenching words.
Then you
Will save you
And that, in fact,
Is enough'
'You represent everything that someone have been searching their entire lives for. I hope you find the person who is searching for you.'
Really beautiful and heart-wrenching words.
April 5, 2025
4.5? A little repetitive but wow I bet reading this while going through a break up would HIT 🔥
May 29, 2021
Captivating. Beautifully touches on pain that seems too fresh at times and old as the world at others. I really enjoyed this.
May 9, 2024
lite mindre tumblr poetry så 3⭐️ ist för två 😁
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