Lanterns

by Dhiman

We all struggle sometimes. Some days life is indeed difficult, especially when we are incapable of finding hope and strength in moments of those difficulties and to rise through them we all need that small ray of light that could brighten up our path, to remind us that the darkness is really temporary. This book through its pages of printed words tries to give the readers a sense of hope, a gentle way of understanding, the courage to move on and ultimately finding strength and hope within the self. All the quotes, prose and poems in this book are symbolized as small lanterns to guide the readers through their hard times into a world of hope where they can be assured of their unique value and treat themselves with gentleness, kindness and love. "And in the end/ I hope/ I have helped you see/ that there is/ light inside you too." - Dhiman

Genres: Poetry, Nonfiction

127 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2019

Reviews

[Liss · Rating 1 out of 5]

Truly awful.

[Megan Mellino · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am having a hard time coming up with a review for this. I know that poetry means something different to everyone, and that poetry doesn't need to be a certain length, but the brevity of this collection surprised me. As in, it literally took me thirteen minutes to read. I am a Rupi Kaur fan, and this collection felt like it was trying to be in her style but not quite succeeding. To me, about 90% of the collection felt more like very small essays or maybe, like, profound Instagram captions, rather than poetry. That being said I didn't *dislike* it. Just... very very short and a little unfulfilling.

[Jules.Bookverse · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book or rather the pieces in this book slowly grew on me and the more I got along the more I could connect with the poems as I could relate to them better than the ones in the beginning. This has been the second book by Dhiman that I've read and I definitely want to read more.

[Marina Ostojić · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was drawn to this because of 200k followers on instagram. Wasted my time reading these poems that have no quality whatsoever.