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alexluceli's review against another edition
5.0
this was more of a 4 star read if we are being, like, Objective, but I am sad and I recently reread Maggie Nelson’s ‘Something Bright, Then Holes’ (read it for the first time like 2 yrs ago) which was a really impactful read for me and is still one of my fave poetry collections evr, so even tho her debut collection was lacking a lot of the gut punches that SBTH has and she uses way too many exclamation points in the beginning poems, maybe like 60% of the poems were 5 star poems and made my heart do Things and that’s good enough for me to give it 5 stars on Goodreads
endraia's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
2.75
justanothersamsmith's review against another edition
1.0
With a tone reminiscent of a watered down Sylvia Plath, this debut collection did have some moments. For future reference my favourite poems upon my first reading were: Today's Snow, Eighteen Days Until Christmas, The Deep Blue Sea, The Ovals and Apology. Not my favourite collection however it has merit, albeit sparse :))
mallaeus's review against another edition
3.0
Liked this a lot! Not much to say about it that I haven't said for the previous collection!
veethorn's review against another edition
4.0
The poems that are good here aren’t just good, they’re pretty near perfect.
aquahriana's review against another edition
5.0
I am convinced Maggie Nelson can't write anything that's not perfect.
vivdavis's review against another edition
3.0
Maggie Nelson as a baby poet is kind of adorable — and you glimpse just what she will become. But there’s a lot of Eileen Myles in here. And Frank O’Hara. Just wait for Bluets — and the Red Parts. That’s where she sings.
saammmsmithhh's review against another edition
3.0
With a tone reminiscent of Sylvia Plath, this debut collection did have some wonderful moments. For future reference my favourite poems upon my first reading were: Today's Snow, Eighteen Days Until Christmas, The Deep Blue Sea, The Ovals and Apology. Not my favourite collection however it definitely has its merits and I still intend to read my way through all of Maggie Nelson's works. A comfortable three stars from me :))
dcorki's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5