Review: Bluets

Bluets by Maggie Nelson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Bluets reads like an elegant, (sometimes) mildly explicit, and lyrical essay. I wouldn’t categorize it strictly as poetry, though it certainly contains poetic passages. "Lyrical essay" feels like a more fitting description. It’s filled with beautiful, quotable lines and vivid observations that Maggie Nelson gathered over years. To me, reading it felt like dipping my feet into the sea on a chilly morning; blue not just in color, but in mood and meaning.

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