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miss__manga__'s review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
A fast read with a cute style. Feels very homely and honest. Loved it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
caseythereader's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
- THE TIMES I KNEW I WAS GAY is a graphic memoir that looks back over the author's life and begins to make sense of all the times she didn't seem to fit in with her straight peers.
- I think it's uniquely queer experience to look back at an event and think to yourself, "Oh! That felt so weird because I was trying to be someone I'm not!" And contrary to mainstream belief, not every queer person knew they were queer from the time they were a small child. This experience of reframing your whole life is totally real (me, it's my experience).
- I did wish we got a bit more from this book. It's so short and quick that a lot of it felt like a half formed thought, or only pieces of the story.
- I think it's uniquely queer experience to look back at an event and think to yourself, "Oh! That felt so weird because I was trying to be someone I'm not!" And contrary to mainstream belief, not every queer person knew they were queer from the time they were a small child. This experience of reframing your whole life is totally real (me, it's my experience).
- I did wish we got a bit more from this book. It's so short and quick that a lot of it felt like a half formed thought, or only pieces of the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Vomit, Alcohol, and Bullying
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Suicide
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