A review by u_0
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson

Did not finish book.
I am only 5% in but I think I should DNF it. There is a lot of beautiful language here but I don't think it's for me. I thought the story was fiction but it's a memoir that reads like a diary. The writing is at times extremely beautiful and poignant but other times it was chaotic, pretentious, and impossible to follow. I might continue but it's really hard for me to read the book given she's talking about real people, it just feels like I'm invading everyone's privacy. I hope later on in the book queerness and gendernormativity are explored with more diversity and intersectionality. At this point I would rate it 3/5 stars.
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