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A review by chrisljm
Bluets by Maggie Nelson
informative
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
Can’t really say I understood at all what Maggie Nelson was talking about most of the time, but what I can say is that there were moments in her description of the color blue that truly resonated with me.
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.”
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.”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Medical content and Ableism