The Nectar of Pain Paperback – October 27, 2016

I receive the book not expecting much but let me tell you I cried through half this book. The author put words and describe situations my own therapist couldn’t even tell me. I knew a guy for a long time and after six months he ghosted me and my heart was broken and this book really puts so many things into perspective. Sometimes a good cry is good for the soul ❤️❤️❤️

Zebian immediately plunges the reader into her pain. She opens up herself and hides nothing. The sheer exposure allows readers to relate, connecting with her words intimately. There were some pieces that I felt so deeply, I had to stop and take her words in over and over again. Although the pain might be gone, the memory of it lingers. The author knows that there is beauty to the pain our hearts feel and it can be transformative as well. It doesn't need to cripple, but nurture you to become stronger and wiser for having experienced it. I feel this is the type of book one goes to in all stages of pain and each read you can take something more from it. Loved this work!

If you are healing through a heartbreak, this book will help you and it has helped me. Tears will pour as you read Najwa’s words of the painful truth of broken love. Somehow, she is able to write exactly the painful feelings you’ve been experiencing in the most beautiful way. She will awaken a part of you that had disappeared in the pain, as you slowly begin to heal.

I bought this and Mind Platter last year when I was going through a period of depression after a breakup. I had a lot of anxiety before I went to sleep and I would read a couple pages each night and it really helped. Reading the passages helped me remember that other people go through the same experiences and that what I was going through did not reflect on my personal self worth.Its also a very easy read and the passages are beautifully written, reminding me that pain is a part of life and we should not be ashamed to feel the way we do. Najwa is an amazing writer!

I can't even begin to explain how beautifully written this book is. Najwa Zebian is an incredible writer and her work comes to life page after page. If you were on the fence about buying this book, don't be. Every poem will empower you and will show you that you are strong, you can get through this and that it's okay to cry. Heartbreaks are hard but they get a lot easier after reading her book.This was just what I needed to believe in myself again even when I thought I wouldn't. Buy this book, you will not be disappointed.

This book is great for those going through a specific kind of romantic breakup... you can definitely feel the emotion and it is very well written... if you’re in a good place in your life it can definitely stir up emotions. Maybe I’ll read more in the future post-breakup... but for now I’m just enjoying it in small doses.

Don't get me wrong, I love Najwa Zebian's work. She is incredibly talented. Mind Platter is one of my favorite books of poetry. I guess that collection just set the bar high. Nectar of pain was about pain and heartbreak and I guess I just couldn't relate and that's what the majority of the poems were about. It still had fantastic eloquent poems.

I really love this book. Najwa speaks so deeply and her words resonates with my soul. She is such a blessing and she has a beautiful heart. This books helps me to heal my heart and gives me confidence and reassurance that it's okay to be a kind-hearted person. It also gives me reassurance that I will be okay through all the adversities in life and that in the end I will find happiness. Her words are therapeutic and it's a book that I will read over and over for a lifetime when things get heavy for me. Awesome Book!