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chrisljm's review against another edition
2.5
As I’ve gotten older I’ve come to love all colors and the way each hue has such a special shade that I’ve fallen in love with, and it’s what makes it difficult for me to say I have a favorite. And yet, I occasionally come across reminders why my favorite will always be blue whenever I see the most beautiful vivid shades of midnight blue (such as the tones of the cover of this book). There are descriptions in this book that puts into words exactly what it feels for me when seeing those shades of blue.
“2. And so I fell in love with a color- in this case, the color blue as if falling under a spell, a spell I fought to stay under and get out from under, in turns.”
“6. The half-circle of blinding turquoise ocean is this love's primal scene. That this blue exists makes my life a remarkable one, just to have seen it. To have seen such beautiful things. To find oneself placed in their midst. Choiceless.”
“212. If I were today on my deathbed, I would name my love of the color blue and making love with you as two of the sweetest sensations I knew on this earth.”
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Ableism and Medical content
cass_lit's review against another edition
2.0
Minor: Ableism
alyssapusateri's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
townofherons's review against another edition
2.0
Why has everyone been recommending this book as the pinnacle of creative non-fiction?
It even reminded me that I could be reading a much better book that aimed to accomplish a similar goal (Derek Jarman’s ‘Chroma’).
Not a 1 star simply because the language was gripping enough to keep me reading, but otherwise this was such a miss.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Medical trauma
Minor: Ableism
thedisabledreader's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Ableism
use of cripple/crippling by a nondisabled authorlrl06's review against another edition
3.75
It is a read that will make you question many things about your life, my favourite being that the comedown of crack can be related to a heartbreak of a great lover and ergo, do you reject that love or accept the consequence that one day it might leave you? It is also filled with quotes like "why bother with a diagnoses at all, if a diagnosis is but a restatement of the problem" which really do leave you thinking.
Wold have been a higher rating if I read in a different context and, like I stated, if I was more educated on the topics discussed.
Moderate: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Ableism and Fatphobia
kers_tin's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Ableism and Suicide
penofpossibilities's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Suicide and Grief
Minor: Ableism
kaitsarago's review against another edition
3.0
Really beautiful concept, very pretentious execution.
Moderate: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
librarymouse's review against another edition
2.5
I feel like I read through someone else's diary with the hope of getting to know them better, but I really just feel is a little icky.
I think I just don't really like essays this short. 240 essays in 100 pages doesn't give each essay enough space.
Nelson's writing style is academic, but conversational enough to be easily consumable.
Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Car accident
Minor: Ableism and Drug use