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alyssapusateri's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Grief, Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Animal death
leandrathetbrzero's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
I bought this book years ago during a time I was obsessed with color, its place in human culture and history. That was when I added The Secret Life of Colors to my shelves too 🤩🌈
My motivation for finally reading Bluets is the Mid Year Reading Scramble, a month-long readathon that prioritizes your TBR. This is among the shortest books I own, counting for one of the readathon’s prompts. And it was an interesting, quick read. Nelson structures her writing into numbered vignettes, giving the book a poetic, lyrical tone.
She blends together facts on blue, her obsession with this color, and anecdotal personal stories. And while I thoroughly enjoyed the historical and cultural facts, I had expected and wanted more of it. The narrative gradually turned its focus onto a heartbreak that still haunts Nelson, and the sparseness of the vignettes prevented me from fully connecting with her words. With that said, I am always happy when I take a book off my physical TBR!
My motivation for finally reading Bluets is the Mid Year Reading Scramble, a month-long readathon that prioritizes your TBR. This is among the shortest books I own, counting for one of the readathon’s prompts. And it was an interesting, quick read. Nelson structures her writing into numbered vignettes, giving the book a poetic, lyrical tone.
She blends together facts on blue, her obsession with this color, and anecdotal personal stories. And while I thoroughly enjoyed the historical and cultural facts, I had expected and wanted more of it. The narrative gradually turned its focus onto a heartbreak that still haunts Nelson, and the sparseness of the vignettes prevented me from fully connecting with her words. With that said, I am always happy when I take a book off my physical TBR!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity
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