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sarahwawee7's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual violence, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault
justabean_reads's review
4.0
Another drop-dead gorgeous graphic novel by Drawn & Quarterly. (Seriously, the cover is textured, and I keep petting it.)
Though perhaps graphic novel is not the correct term. It's a written meditation on the author's experience with sexuality, gender and sexual violence, as she came out as a lesbian later in life, or perhaps decided to be a lesbian because the other options were immensely tiresome. This is all illustrated with her drawings of somewhat thematic series of objects, such as vulva-shaped geodes, bits of seaweed, and flowers. (I'm curious if the translators also redid all the lovely looping cursive, or if Delporte redid all that in English once she had the translation.) It's meditative, and rewards reading slowly (and looking up the end notes), and I liked the emphasis on finding solace and self-knowledge in other women.
Though perhaps graphic novel is not the correct term. It's a written meditation on the author's experience with sexuality, gender and sexual violence, as she came out as a lesbian later in life, or perhaps decided to be a lesbian because the other options were immensely tiresome. This is all illustrated with her drawings of somewhat thematic series of objects, such as vulva-shaped geodes, bits of seaweed, and flowers. (I'm curious if the translators also redid all the lovely looping cursive, or if Delporte redid all that in English once she had the translation.) It's meditative, and rewards reading slowly (and looking up the end notes), and I liked the emphasis on finding solace and self-knowledge in other women.
arlangrey17's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
bmzhang's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
I found the handwriting hard to read, but I enjoyed the colored pencil art. Her story didn't resonate with me that much personally, but it was pretty beautifully told.