bare roots

I was going through a hard time when I read this book and it really helped me cope.

Poetry for me is an eye-opening experience. You step into the soles of the shoes of another but ironically enough because the human experience is mirrored through triumphs and pain, you will find some of 'you' in the pages of Bare Roots.No matter whether you've gone through similar traumatic experiences as Hillery:sexual assault and rapeanorexia, addictions, and self-harm&depression and suicidal thoughts suicide attempts&or overall just feeling like a burden to the people you love.My favorite piece in this collection was a piece called What They Don't Tell You In College which poignantly pens the struggle between feeding on the lies they sell you about growing up and adulthood and the reality as painful as it may be, as it is.Bare Roots will act as new soil and help you water the roots of the trauma so you can start anew, flourish and thrive.

This book changed my life. It’s like she knew every part of my life and trauma, and was able to put it all into the right words I could never say. I have never related to a book cover to cover like this. I am reading it yet again and it deserves even more than a five star review. Because of this book and Molly’s bravery to share, I started writing again for the first time since I was 14 (I’m 28). So thank you a million times over for writing such an incredible book!!

It takes balls to tell her story! There are so many people out here in this world who don't know how to allow themselves the same space to develop a voice around such painful experiences either because it "triggers" others or because like she has mentioned in her poetry people find it easier to forget than to deal with how they feel. Either way, regardless of our intent, we end up passing on the wound by not talking about it. I can totally relate to this author and I have to say it has inspired me to tell my own story because things like rape and mental illness have multiple voices who deal with their healing differently.

I can happily say I enjoyed the content in this book very much. Never have I ever read a poetry book so raw, so dark, and so much feeling put into it. I read it in one sitting too! I had this book for a while, but have been putting it off. I searched for a poetry book that did not involve the topic of love at all because it is so mainstream and cliche to me. However, this book is so much more than that. I’m glad I read it. I hope for all you readers out there searching for a good poetry book chose Bare Roots as one of your listings :)

But I'm glad I did.A unique format for a book, at times I thought I was reading poetry. Powerful poetry.This is not a self help book, but I believe everyone can take something from it and say, oh yea I know what that's like.

This collection is really amazing, it talks about a lot of deep rooted issues and trauma very elegantly while keeping the flow. It’s a very powerful collection and although there are lighter, more generic insta peices isn’t his collection there are a lot of heavier ones, I think the variety is amazing and helps get the points across well. Overall this is phenomenal if you’re looking for a work of modern poetry that’s not as “insta”.

Very brave of the author to share and I commend her journey through the healing process. The writing style and subject matter, however, did not resonate with me. Essentially, if you can’t relate to stories of rape, sexual abuse and haunting mental illness, this book probably won’t strike many chords with you. (That is, of course, a blessing.)With that said, this book itself may be a blessing to those who CAN realte, so I left it in a nightstand at a hotel - next to the bible - in hopes that it may find someone who needs it more than I do.

"Bare roots" by Molly S.Hillery was something I needed to read. The author had this ability to touch parts of your soul that you didn't know existed. She has a beautiful superpower of uprooting weeds and planting flowers in their place. Truly inspiring. 10/10 book!

Liked this but could have been split into two short books

Inhaltlich ist das Buch sehr toll, schöne Gedichte und viele motivierende Worte je näher man zum Schluss kommt. Jedoch haben - mich persönlich - die Tippfehler und verpixelten (vielleicht absichtlich?) Zeichnungen sehr irritiert und haben mich von manchen Gedichten abgelenkt. Daher leider nur 3 Sterne.