A review by hannahrose_99
Jane: A Murder by Maggie Nelson

5.0

 
i have no choice but to give this five stars because it was masterful. i'm convinced no one can put together a book like maggie nelson can. while i loved bluets more, i couldn't bring myself to give this lower than five. so smart how she combined jane's journal entries, her own poetry, and news articles about jane's murder together to create this book. there was such a similarity between jane's writing and maggie's, which was cool to see. this felt like a memoir that really honored who jane was; i was so fascinated by this person and also so angry that she only got to live twenty-three years. this was also such a good insight into how grief can span generations and impact family members years and years down the line. you could really feel how the loss of jane had impacted someone like maggie who never even got the chance to meet her.

once again on a mission to read everything maggie nelson has ever written!!