Bluets by Maggie Nelson

Bluets

Maggie Nelson

112 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir poetry emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Bluets winds its way through depression, divinity, alcohol, and desire, visiting along the way with famous blue figures, including Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, Yves Klein, Leonard Cohen and Andy Warhol. While its narrator sets out to construct a...

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Moods

reflective 90%
emotional 65%
sad 33%
challenging 20%
informative 18%
inspiring 15%
dark 14%
hopeful 10%
relaxing 8%
funny 7%
mysterious 6%
lighthearted 3%
tense 3%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 43%
fast 31%
slow 24%

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