The personal narrative is threaded with theory and criticism, employing a collage technique that Nelson has mastered and made her own. But the book also lives in a gorgeous gray area that explores language, lust, loss, the ebb and flow of bodies, and limitations on identity and labels. In the book, Nelson writes about becoming a stepmother to Harry's son and of conceiving the child she and Dodge are raising together. Nelson’s seventh book is a meditation on her relationship with her partner, the artist Harry Dodge, who is fluidly gendered. I don’t envy many writers, but Maggie Nelson is my exception, and I’m okay with that. You want them to love it as much as you do, but you also feel an urgent need to talk about it with others. It’s the kind of book you feel desperate to share. Before I got in touch with Maggie Nelson, I was without my copy of "The Argonauts ," because I had already mailed it around to friends all over the country after finishing it a few months ago.
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