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chantplant's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
was gonna give this a 3.75 but my opinion changed after reading the My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness hardcover bonus chapter.
In my Lesbian Experience review i briefly mention this book saying it made me sad to read about Kabi’s relapses/circling thought patterns and hoped that she would go back to her older work to read about what originally made her want to change in the first place. Now knowing that she DOES my reading experience with this book became much more hopeful and open minded.
I also had to check myself while reading this and recognize that mental health journeys come with many peaks and valleys and it’s not Kabi’s fault that she has more valleys. She tends to go back in time a lot to recall certain moments so i know this book - and her other works as well - aren’t necessarily in perfect chronological order.
It still does make me sad that her artwork has declined in quality over time but let’s be real she has SO much going on in her life i can’t blame her.
i’m happy she’s recovering from her alcoholism and i’m glad her parents are finally being more loving towards her. though she mentions that she can’t talk a lot about her mom which leads me to believe her mom & her came to some sort of agreement regarding privacy. however i’m very skeptical about that and i’m holding the belief that her moms only letting her write good things about her. she still seems to be caring about her parents opinions which still makes me sad but i know this is all a work in progress.
i love Kabi as always & while this book wasn’t as great imo as My Lesbian Experience, I’m still keen to learn more about her and follow her journey.
In my Lesbian Experience review i briefly mention this book saying it made me sad to read about Kabi’s relapses/circling thought patterns and hoped that she would go back to her older work to read about what originally made her want to change in the first place. Now knowing that she DOES my reading experience with this book became much more hopeful and open minded.
I also had to check myself while reading this and recognize that mental health journeys come with many peaks and valleys and it’s not Kabi’s fault that she has more valleys. She tends to go back in time a lot to recall certain moments so i know this book - and her other works as well - aren’t necessarily in perfect chronological order.
It still does make me sad that her artwork has declined in quality over time but let’s be real she has SO much going on in her life i can’t blame her.
i’m happy she’s recovering from her alcoholism and i’m glad her parents are finally being more loving towards her. though she mentions that she can’t talk a lot about her mom which leads me to believe her mom & her came to some sort of agreement regarding privacy. however i’m very skeptical about that and i’m holding the belief that her moms only letting her write good things about her. she still seems to be caring about her parents opinions which still makes me sad but i know this is all a work in progress.
i love Kabi as always & while this book wasn’t as great imo as My Lesbian Experience, I’m still keen to learn more about her and follow her journey.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Medical content
kas010's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Vomit, and Eating disorder
yokorie's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Vomit, Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Addiction
As a manga/graphic novel, content warnings apply to illustrations/visual depiction as well as text/written description.imjustadow's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
I love Nagata Kabi. I've been following her autobiographical manga since My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness and despite the dark life events she struggles with, her art and voice are so relatable and human that I can't help but cheer for her successes and hope that she recovers from her setbacks. Can't wait for the next installment
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Death of parent
geounstationary's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Addiction
apersonfromflorida's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Self harm
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