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The Third Person

Emma Grove

4.28 AVERAGE

Overall, I think Emma's story is very well written and drawn. Her experiences with healthcare (specifically with receiving mental health care) as a trans person is unfortunately all to common. I feel for her experiences during therapy deeply, and found myself worrying about her (almost) never ending therapeutic relationship with Toby! I enjoyed that part.

I will say that this book is not an educational book about DID, and I would caution folks reading this book to gain a better understanding of DID, if they have no prior knowledge. I understand there is only so much you an put in a graphic novel, and only so much that you are willing to personally disclose as an author, or even only so much you can remember, but I find the (clinical/practical) explanation and (personal) resolution of DID to be quite fast! I came into this having read several books from those with lived experience, and knowing systems, so I didn't have any issues understanding, but if you have no knowledge, it may be helpful to do a bit of background reading.

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uppercase's review

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

amphipodgirl's review

4.5

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

Fascinating memoir by a trans cartoonist about her experiences getting to the bottom of her dissociative identity disorder.

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suzanna_gg's review

3.5

3.5 Idk how to review this… it didn’t really have a plot but I appreciated how it showed different experiences w helpful and unhelpful therapists which really conveyed the circular storyline. It was fun but also a lot. Also, Toby sucks and I’m glad Emma got rid of him :)

professoremdash's review

4.0

I didn’t expect to be as hooked on this graphic novel as I was. It’s a fascinating memoir about a transgender woman’s therapy journey through her diagnosis of DID. It took me a little while to get used to the storytelling format, but once I did, I was engrossed. You really feel for the main character and I couldn’t stop reading because I wanted to know how the story ended.

mommytaco's review against another edition

5.0

emotional fast-paced

God I hope Toby got hit by a bus.... And then set on fire....

chazaloo's review

4.0

This was a mind-blowing graphic novel. Despite the page count (900+), I read it in a day and a half. Most of the book consists of conversations between the author--or one of the "alters" (alternate personalities) of the author's "core self"--as the author tries to uncover and come to terms with the traumatic events that led to their creation of alternate selves, which is necessary in order to be allowed to transition to being a woman. This might sound tedious, but it's riveting. The drama that unfolds between the personalities and the therapist, and the tension that comes from not knowing how or when a breakthrough might come, are fascinating. I was loath to put the book down.