Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Bluets by Maggie Nelson

8 reviews

frankieclc's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Chronic illness

froggoz13's review against another edition

mysterious reflective

2.75

This book disappointed me because I've heard so many great things about it. The writer just keeps complaining about how heartbroken she is and the aspects of how depression feels and it's so dragged out. Sometimes I feel like the writing is unnecessarily edgy as well.  There are some good bits but even with 99 pages the book felt too long. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, and Cursing

Minor: Car accident

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Grief

kers_tin's review against another edition

reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Chronic illness

Minor: Suicide and Ableism

nightfell's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

This book is about the colour blue. And anything and everything relating to it. If you don't want to read a book about the colour blue don't read this book. 

I'm convinced people think this book is cool/trendy whatever because the author occasionally swears in the most distracting ways. Whenever I read those parts it took me out of the book instantly, and I can't find a reason as to why she added it apart from 'sounding cool/deep/edgy'. 
Also Maggie Nelson uses the r slur for no reason.

However, this book was quite interesting at times, and now I have many facts about the history of blue floating around in my head. But not many, because it felt like as soon as a read one paragraph I completely forgot what I just read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Chronic illness

Minor: Ableism

clare072's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Ableism

christinereichard's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Essay entries describe the indescribable feeling of obsession and how it bleeds into other challenging emotions. If I read & digested this again, I'd surely bump it to a 5/5 despite actually hating the color blue.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

bhagya's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail