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beepbeep101's review
emotional
funny
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inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Graphic: Dysphoria, Eating disorder, and Homophobia
Moderate: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity
lauraloveslemons's review
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informative
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sad
fast-paced
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder and Homophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Dysphoria, and Outing
Minor: Sexual content
biglibraryenergy's review
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lighthearted
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4.0
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Sexual content
aquariusisms's review
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hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Sexual content
dhritigupta's review
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3.0
a sweet book with cute illustrations but smth abt the storytelling felt disjointed to me! like it was told chronologically, but the reflections felt a bit surface level to me? i just felt like there was a lot more to get into and unpack
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Eating disorder
Minor: Sexual content
crackedspines_'s review
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I’m not going to review this book, because it’s a memoir, but I’ll talk a bit about my thoughts in an unstructured way so if that’s your thing, read on!
The Times I Knew I Was Gay is a graphic memoir of the author’s experience and journey to realizing she’s a lesbian. It’s an easy read despite not always being a happy story, and I am so grateful that Eleanor Crewes chose to share it with all of us. It’s honest and authentic and so relatable as a queer experience. The illustration style is very simple and I like that - it allows the focus to be on the words and what the images depict/convey rather than any details of the illustrations themselves. Crewes has a strong and personal narrative voice and I truly hope she publishes another book! If you haven’t picked this one up yet, this is your sign to DO IT! I think it’s an important and enjoyable read regardless of whatever or not you are queer.
The Times I Knew I Was Gay is a graphic memoir of the author’s experience and journey to realizing she’s a lesbian. It’s an easy read despite not always being a happy story, and I am so grateful that Eleanor Crewes chose to share it with all of us. It’s honest and authentic and so relatable as a queer experience. The illustration style is very simple and I like that - it allows the focus to be on the words and what the images depict/convey rather than any details of the illustrations themselves. Crewes has a strong and personal narrative voice and I truly hope she publishes another book! If you haven’t picked this one up yet, this is your sign to DO IT! I think it’s an important and enjoyable read regardless of whatever or not you are queer.
Moderate: Homophobia, Eating disorder, and Sexual content
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