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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
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This graphic novel's simplistic aesthetic, from the coloring to the art style to the portrayal of events, makes the story and its message more accessible to readers.
Reading the eye dialect was a bit challenging for one who reads primarily non eye dialect American English, especially with "reet" in the first half of the book. I eventually got the hang of it. The technique highlights the non-fiction aspect of the story and places the reader closer within the story itself.
While the simplicity of the graphic novel makes it accessible, it leaves room for questions as well, especially for those in a less supportive and/or more complicated situation. Of course, this book is not meant to cover all of the readers' possible concerns. If anything, the book is designed to be an introduction of and looking glass into the life of someone growing up and realizing their trans. This is done in hopes that it inspires readers who are facing similar troubles to be kinder to their past selfs as they grow into their future selfs.
Reading the eye dialect was a bit challenging for one who reads primarily non eye dialect American English, especially with "reet" in the first half of the book. I eventually got the hang of it. The technique highlights the non-fiction aspect of the story and places the reader closer within the story itself.
While the simplicity of the graphic novel makes it accessible, it leaves room for questions as well, especially for those in a less supportive and/or more complicated situation. Of course, this book is not meant to cover all of the readers' possible concerns. If anything, the book is designed to be an introduction of and looking glass into the life of someone growing up and realizing their trans. This is done in hopes that it inspires readers who are facing similar troubles to be kinder to their past selfs as they grow into their future selfs.
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first book of the year that was actually on my list!
first off, i absolutely adored the art style the way it felt so sketchy and cartoony was perfect for this book and just kind of perfect in general, and i'll probably be studying it so that i can takes some tips over to my own art. alright, let's get to the actual story. the story felt very honest and true, and as a trans teenager myself, i could definitly see my own excperience in there. i'll say it didn't quite feel like a direct re-telling of his story, but more of a reflection, which was really interesting! there were some stories there that we didn't get to dive as deep into as I wanted to, and I feel like there were more stories that straight up weren't there. I understand that was prolly due to the graphic novel memoir format, but I think would be really interesting is seeing these story as a comics series, with each period of Lewis's life being split up into different issues, giving us a chance to further explore some of the topics he touched upon in this.
overall, i absolutely loved this book and will be re-reading it sometime this year!
first off, i absolutely adored the art style the way it felt so sketchy and cartoony was perfect for this book and just kind of perfect in general, and i'll probably be studying it so that i can takes some tips over to my own art. alright, let's get to the actual story. the story felt very honest and true, and as a trans teenager myself, i could definitly see my own excperience in there. i'll say it didn't quite feel like a direct re-telling of his story, but more of a reflection, which was really interesting! there were some stories there that we didn't get to dive as deep into as I wanted to, and I feel like there were more stories that straight up weren't there. I understand that was prolly due to the graphic novel memoir format, but I think would be really interesting is seeing these story as a comics series, with each period of Lewis's life being split up into different issues, giving us a chance to further explore some of the topics he touched upon in this.
overall, i absolutely loved this book and will be re-reading it sometime this year!
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
My favorite parts were the mini interview type things in between chunks of the novel, where the people on Lewis' life would comment their experience with the transition. It's really nice to read supportive families!
A really quick read that encompasses about six years of Lewis’s life, predominately pretransition, to illustrate the his personal journey with even realizing he is trans, and what coming out was like for him, and finally how he managed to transition. Even in 2008 it seems like a wildly difficult process, I hope now that things are more in the mainstream people have more support.
The tone is very comedic and meta, and Lewis is open about his struggles and what form they took. The style isn’t personally to my taste but I think that doesn’t matter as much with memoirs. Took me a minute to get used to the accents. Didn’t realize this was a UK book at the start hah!
The tone is very comedic and meta, and Lewis is open about his struggles and what form they took. The style isn’t personally to my taste but I think that doesn’t matter as much with memoirs. Took me a minute to get used to the accents. Didn’t realize this was a UK book at the start hah!
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