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April 17, 2019
Whoaaa, aku suka pilihan-pilihan katanya. Maknanya pun lebih gampang aku pahami loh. It felt like this book "speak" to me. What a great debut!
February 26, 2021
I rarely read poems, but I'm so impressed that I found a lot of the poems here so touching.
I could really feel all the emotions of the author.
The poems and illustrations in this book focus a lot on identity, love, belonging, with a touch of magical and fantastical feels. I really liked the format of the poems, they all flow beautifully and well curated with lots of thought and care.
A lot of repetition of the themes in here is about the author's struggles with their identity and how they battle with religion and society. The metaphors in here are just so beautiful!
I wish more people would pick this book up! I think a lot of people would find some thing for themselves from this book.
I could really feel all the emotions of the author.
The poems and illustrations in this book focus a lot on identity, love, belonging, with a touch of magical and fantastical feels. I really liked the format of the poems, they all flow beautifully and well curated with lots of thought and care.
A lot of repetition of the themes in here is about the author's struggles with their identity and how they battle with religion and society. The metaphors in here are just so beautiful!
I wish more people would pick this book up! I think a lot of people would find some thing for themselves from this book.
October 20, 2020
Tidak bisa dipungkiri bahwa buku ini sangat dipengaruhi oleh gaya kepenulisan Rupi Kaur. Namun di luar itu, satu hal yang membuat buku ini memiliki ciri yang cukup kental adalah bagaimana Kraie mampu meramu puisi-puisi ini menjadi sebuah mantra.
September 12, 2024
I found this book unwrapped and its papers were starting to become yellow. It was sitting on a bookshelf of a famous Indonesia bookstore. The title was the one that I found interesting and the size of the book is comfortably handy, like something I easily bring everywhere and read it on the train. The color is a burning red, make it very easy to find among other books. I found myself gambling when I decided to give this book a go.
My first time reading this book was on a crowded train, thankfully I was sitting that time so I can enjoy the book comfortably. kräie alone is a bit strange to my ear, haven't heard about him before. I picked the pages and immediately run through "About Writer" page. In there, I found that the writer is a queer and have a big interest in gender and feminism. That moment, I knew, this book going to fill with my silent cry.
This book is divided into several chapters which are: mirror, womb, water, anthers, stars, mirror, sugarcane and honeycomb, moon and rain, flower petals, faith, shell, iron, and birth. Some of it was written about (which I later translated as) the relationship with his parents and as someone who is also have an awfully complex relationship with my parents, I could relate this book too much. I marked those parts as "a loud cry to my parents".
kräie wrote his misery about the society which already has misconception about sex and gender and how the misconception leads to unfair treatment towards queer group.
This book figuratively and literally left a big mark in my heart, it represent my feeling very well and for that I want to give kräie a handful of thanks.
- AS.
My first time reading this book was on a crowded train, thankfully I was sitting that time so I can enjoy the book comfortably. kräie alone is a bit strange to my ear, haven't heard about him before. I picked the pages and immediately run through "About Writer" page. In there, I found that the writer is a queer and have a big interest in gender and feminism. That moment, I knew, this book going to fill with my silent cry.
This book is divided into several chapters which are: mirror, womb, water, anthers, stars, mirror, sugarcane and honeycomb, moon and rain, flower petals, faith, shell, iron, and birth. Some of it was written about (which I later translated as) the relationship with his parents and as someone who is also have an awfully complex relationship with my parents, I could relate this book too much. I marked those parts as "a loud cry to my parents".
"they mistook my affection
for sin
i hope they don't mistake their sins
for affection"
kräie wrote his misery about the society which already has misconception about sex and gender and how the misconception leads to unfair treatment towards queer group.
"you think i chose the path
where a million hands
would stone me?
i didn't
— born divine
This book figuratively and literally left a big mark in my heart, it represent my feeling very well and for that I want to give kräie a handful of thanks.
- AS.
July 15, 2025
why would you tell boys they can't be soft
grow flowers in their hair
and be strong
at the same time
when they can?
living millions of years with flowers all over her
withstood scorching heat and sheer cold
tell the boys tell the girls tell them all
they can be strong
like earth
— hlm. 47
Membaca buku ini terasa seperti refleksi dengan berbagai hal yang sudah jalani di alam fana ini. Masyarakat, keyakinan dan identitas diri, pergulatan pertanyaan dan pernyataan yang tertutur dalam puisi pada buku ini sangat kusukai. Puisinya terasa jujur apa adanya tanpa dilebih-lebihkan. Metafora yang terkandung di setiap kalimatnya membuatku yang awalnya agak ragu dan enggan melanjutkan membaca buku ini, perlahan mulai dapat menerima dan berkeinginan untuk mengkhatamkan buku ini secepatnya (walaupun pada akhirnya molor juga dengan kemampuan Bahasa Inggrisku yang ngange-ngango).
i
was
so
prepared
to
feel
hurt
i
didn't
realize
the
bleeding
numb / strong — hlm. 115
Puisi-puisi di buku ini terbagi menjadi 13 bagian—tema—yang saling berkaitan dan berkesinambungan memupuk rasa tanya, sadar, dan perlahan-lahan menggiring pembaca untuk menelisik makna di balik segala hal yang mungkin tampak sederhana dan tampak biasa di mata kita dan sebagian orang. Buku ini juga menyadarkanku, bahwa terkadang bukan hanya perempuan yang dapat merasakan rapuh, pria pun dapat merasakan rapuh, bahkan terkadang lebih rapuh dari gabin yang terlalu lama dicelupkan di piring kecil berisikan teh hangat.
grow flowers in their hair
and be strong
at the same time
when they can?
living millions of years with flowers all over her
withstood scorching heat and sheer cold
tell the boys tell the girls tell them all
they can be strong
like earth
— hlm. 47
Membaca buku ini terasa seperti refleksi dengan berbagai hal yang sudah jalani di alam fana ini. Masyarakat, keyakinan dan identitas diri, pergulatan pertanyaan dan pernyataan yang tertutur dalam puisi pada buku ini sangat kusukai. Puisinya terasa jujur apa adanya tanpa dilebih-lebihkan. Metafora yang terkandung di setiap kalimatnya membuatku yang awalnya agak ragu dan enggan melanjutkan membaca buku ini, perlahan mulai dapat menerima dan berkeinginan untuk mengkhatamkan buku ini secepatnya (walaupun pada akhirnya molor juga dengan kemampuan Bahasa Inggrisku yang ngange-ngango).
i
was
so
prepared
to
feel
hurt
i
didn't
realize
the
bleeding
numb / strong — hlm. 115
Puisi-puisi di buku ini terbagi menjadi 13 bagian—tema—yang saling berkaitan dan berkesinambungan memupuk rasa tanya, sadar, dan perlahan-lahan menggiring pembaca untuk menelisik makna di balik segala hal yang mungkin tampak sederhana dan tampak biasa di mata kita dan sebagian orang. Buku ini juga menyadarkanku, bahwa terkadang bukan hanya perempuan yang dapat merasakan rapuh, pria pun dapat merasakan rapuh, bahkan terkadang lebih rapuh dari gabin yang terlalu lama dicelupkan di piring kecil berisikan teh hangat.
December 30, 2019
“If i was sorry
not to you
but to my self”
not to you
but to my self”
February 8, 2020
Beautiful.
February 9, 2020
I love it when i can relate so much on the poetry. It's beautiful. It's give me motivation to write more poem.
May 30, 2021
I like this book, I don't understand some of the poem now but I wish I will understand it in the future.
My favorite phrase is "Rainbow in my veins" Love.
My favorite phrase is "Rainbow in my veins" Love.
August 16, 2024
Buku ini luar biasaaaaa
Semua sajaknya indah, sangat indah.
Semua sajaknya indah, sangat indah.
April 23, 2025
I was so prepared to feel hurt
I didn't realize the bleeding
I didn't realize the bleeding
October 11, 2022
This is my first poem/poetry book. I didn't expect much but i found myself enjoying this book. The choice of words amazed me. The topic isn't about love but more to life, especially in queerness, i found that topic a lot. And i love the way the author didn't really use he/she but instead, he uses you. I can feel a lot of emotions between the words as well. It makes me doubt myself about certain things mentioned in this book. Overall i recommend this book even though sometimes i don't fully understand what the author want to address.
December 16, 2024
Randomly found this book at a public library.
some people are scared of pain
when you show them your scars
the way you got them
some will look away
they'd rather try to stay safe
in their own places
afraid
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