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ktswings's review against another edition
3.0
The writing style was not for me. Uncouth does not make one clever. However the subject matter kept me intrigued.
anoraborealis's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Incredibly written inward looking narrative about sexuality, (both queer identity and eroticism), parenthood, partnership, art, and literature. Will revisit when I am a mother
suvata's review against another edition
2.0
The Librarian Is In Podcast pick for June 2020
I read for entertainment, but also to help me understand my fellow human beings and to be more loving and compassionate. This is one of those books that helped me to do just that.
I read for entertainment, but also to help me understand my fellow human beings and to be more loving and compassionate. This is one of those books that helped me to do just that.
sophie_kean's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
life is a little changed
cruzdenavajas's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
jessica_stoots's review against another edition
5.0
What Nelson does so well is break every rule you could possibly think of when it comes to writing a memoir but still let the book make sense. She flips back and forth, but her topics are consistent throughout. Each bundle of anecdotes—no matter how split up they seem—are continually supported by ongoing themes. It truly feels like you're inside of her mind in a really wonderful way.
ingeborg_frey's review against another edition
Mai 2020.
My goodness I don't know where to begin. !!!
Mai 2020
I love how Nelson informs while exploring. None of that brusque attitude towards her subjects. I especially loved the sequences about motherhood and her conversations with Harry Dodge.
26. mai. 2020
Very complex & beautiful.
It is an exemple of how storytelling is one of the greatest ways of challenging yourself to look for alternative ways of seeing / experiencing / understanding / defining the world and the people we meet. Maggie Nelson said in an interview with Olivia Laing that once an interviewer had requested a more direct definition of "what" Harry Dodge was and became, as if the whole point of the book was to tell about his journey from This Defined Thing to That Defined Thing.
Is it lack of trust in a storyteller who will not be defined, or is it fear of not being able to understand something that does not fit one's own basis of understanding?
The credibility or relevancy of a storyteller should not be determined by whether they appeal to the reader's/listener's exact world view and knowledge. If we limit ourselves to only our world view, our definitions and our understanding, we miss out on so many possibilities, and we also discriminate the storytellers who see the world differently. (storyteller being anyone who offers a glimpse of their thoughts to you - communicatiors )
My goodness I don't know where to begin. !!!
Mai 2020
I love how Nelson informs while exploring. None of that brusque attitude towards her subjects. I especially loved the sequences about motherhood and her conversations with Harry Dodge.
26. mai. 2020
Very complex & beautiful.
It is an exemple of how storytelling is one of the greatest ways of challenging yourself to look for alternative ways of seeing / experiencing / understanding / defining the world and the people we meet. Maggie Nelson said in an interview with Olivia Laing that once an interviewer had requested a more direct definition of "what" Harry Dodge was and became, as if the whole point of the book was to tell about his journey from This Defined Thing to That Defined Thing.
Is it lack of trust in a storyteller who will not be defined, or is it fear of not being able to understand something that does not fit one's own basis of understanding?
The credibility or relevancy of a storyteller should not be determined by whether they appeal to the reader's/listener's exact world view and knowledge. If we limit ourselves to only our world view, our definitions and our understanding, we miss out on so many possibilities, and we also discriminate the storytellers who see the world differently. (storyteller being anyone who offers a glimpse of their thoughts to you - communicatiors )
eimear6394's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.75