PositiveElectric LiteratureThe Argonauts is a book of bodies in transformation—surfaces are altered by pregnancies and hormone treatments and illnesses, these reshaped exteriors tending to work in tandem with some form of internal change ... Sharply-observed, profound, profane, and often funny as hell, the quality of The Argonauts final third comes not from Nelson’s newfound mom-ness but from her total ownership of the material: while others may be present, no one—no matter how committed—shares the pain of protracted labor.
