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Lepakkoelämää II by Alison Bechdel, Tarja Sahlstén

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buttercat42's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really liked the first two thirds of this book more than the last part. After the year 2000, the majority of the comics became excruciatingly political and honestly just really depressing. The longer the relationships went on, the more dejected I felt about the possibility of a successful long term relationship which is just really not the vibe I was going for. However, I really did like the first parts of the book a lot. 4.5 stars for the comics from the 80s, 4 stars for the comics from the 90s, and 2.25 stars for the comics from 2000 and onwards for an average of 3.5 overall.

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kappafrog's review against another edition

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funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

What a great piece of history to dive into. I felt indebted to these women (or rather, the people in the author's life they represent). It was fascinating getting insights into what feminism was like in the 80s through 00s. Also really interesting to see the events of the 21st century from a different perspective than I had as a kid growing up leftist in a conservative place. It was also depressing at times to see how little has changed.

The main issue with the collection for me was how insufferable a few of the characters were. Mo really annoyed me until Sydney came along and made her seem reasonable and well rounded.

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becksusername's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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bashsbooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I've long heard chatter about Bechdel's Dykes to Watch Out For - how you can you be in queer spaces & not eventually hear of her groundbreaking comics? - but I didn't have much of an idea about what the strip was about, aside from dykes. Well, it's about their lives, loves, jobs, educations, families, and politics, and every messy bit that pops up in those areas. The strip has an extremely diverse cast of characters, parrying the conservative complaint that characters who are marginalized on multiple axes is modern woke bullshit. It's also refreshingly inclusive - though some of the characters struggle with the concept of transgender, the comic itself is affirming and depicts trans people as real human beings. This should not be a big deal, but it feels revolutionary to me. And, on a related note, Lois is my favorite of the dykes. (Seriously, the comic that discusses bisexual lesbians AND trans men in the same strip changed my life. Those are not modern made-up things or tumblr identities! Here they are, being discussed in our community long before the popularization of the Internet. So validating.)

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redus_reuse_recycle's review against another edition

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funny informative reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A book that I put off finishing for months because I was so sad at the idea of saying goodbye.

(Not to get sappy but) this book definitely helped shape and form my butch identity and made me feel a little less alone. (Much to the fear of the author in the intro).

I’m not religious but this book is like The Bible to me. Go dykes!

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robinks's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The characters were really well thought-out, and it was nice to see them and their relationships evolve over the years. There was also a lot of historical information included, and at times, it was a bit much. I felt like some plot points were omitted, but perhaps it would make more sense if I read it sporadically over a longer period of time.

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