Inspired by the comedy panel discussion What Women Want, held at Libreria last night, this triptych celebrates three titles which consider the complexities of female ambition and desire… The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson This year the Argonauts received deserved recognition, and I’m not the only one to extol the virtues of this book. Part of its appeal is that it speaks very personally to many readers, such that some of its qualities are difficult to describe. Others are more obvious: it’s witty, sensitive and astutely written, a meandering but directional memoir – considering romantic love and motherhood in the contexts Nelson encounters them; of gender, identity, birth, death, art, feminist and queer thought. A lot to take on, but this kind of memoir is not written by someone faint of heart and the book uses academic language and quotation with a light touch. Read it once, then flip it over and read it again. Buy it for yourself and then, as I have done, buy it for your friends, for your family, and the people you fall for
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Inspired by the comedy panel discussion What Women Want, held at Libreria last night, this triptych celebrates three titles which consider the complexities of female ambition and desire…
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
This year the Argonauts received deserved recognition, and I’m not the only one to extol the virtues of this book. Part of its appeal is that it speaks very personally to many readers, such that some of its qualities are difficult to describe. Others are more obvious: it’s witty, sensitive and astutely written, a meandering but directional memoir – considering romantic love and motherhood in the contexts Nelson encounters them; of gender, identity, birth, death, art, feminist and queer thought. A lot to take on, but this kind of memoir is not written by someone faint of heart and the book uses academic language and quotation with a light touch. Read it once, then flip it over and read it again. Buy it for yourself and then, as I have done, buy it for your friends, for your family, and the people you fall for. #theargonauts #argonauts #maggienelson #libreria #libtriptych #whatwomenwant #libreriarecommends
LibreriaInspired by the comedy panel discussion What Women Want, held at Libreria last night, this triptych celebrates three titles which consider the complexities of female ambition and desire…
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
This year the Argonauts received deserved recognition, and I’m not the only one to extol the virtues of this book. Part of its appeal is that it speaks very personally to many readers, such that some of its qualities are difficult to describe. Others are more obvious: it’s witty, sensitive and astutely written, a meandering but directional memoir – considering romantic love and motherhood in the contexts Nelson encounters them; of gender, identity, birth, death, art, feminist and queer thought. A lot to take on, but this kind of memoir is not written by someone faint of heart and the book uses academic language and quotation with a light touch. Read it once, then flip it over and read it again. Buy it for yourself and then, as I have done, buy it for your friends, for your family, and the people you fall for. #theargonauts #argonauts #maggienelson #libreria #libtriptych #whatwomenwant #libreriarecommends
