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I don‘t read much poetry but would enjoy more like this slim volume. It felt so self-involved at first, and then, maybe all love stories should be given how utterly personal they are. How the asides into theory and portions of other books were used by the narrator to reflect on their experiences reminded me a bit of another book I loved, The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson. Being reminded of a book you love while reading a new one is always good ❤️

Couplets is a novel in verse, super short, about a woman who leaves her male partner for a woman. Told in four parts, the narrator compares the two relationships. Though it makes it‘s point, it skimmed the surface. A great companion to Big Swiss, which I read right after this for Camp ToB.

A woman (the author I think) is living “her second adolescence — like the second first love”.
The book, written in verse intermingled with sections of prose poetry, follows the illusions and disillusions of this second first love, this time with a woman. The result is sexy and vulnerable and beautiful.
#CampToB23

(Pic: exhibition about Louis XIV)

I‘m moonlighting from #camplitsy23, to read some of the books from that imposter, CampToB! 🤣

This is a very short book, only 1.5 hours on audio and is a love story told partly in verse and partly in a series of vignettes. Set in Brooklyn, the MC breaks up with her boyfriend to embark upon her first gay relationship.

It‘s funny in places, sexy in places, and sad in places.

Not sure who else is reading Camp ToB books? @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen