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4.55 AVERAGE
4.55 AVERAGE
Just as good as the first volume. The book was very special and the content would be the perfect example for a text analysis for an English class.
What a bittersweet ending. Mike Flanagan has to return to Canada and I have to return to my regular old reading material that isn’t LGBTQ manga.
This story just continues to be as strong, as sweet, and as memorable.
I LOVE the way the characters grow and learn together. Mike and Yaichi's relationship as Brother-in-Laws is authentic and heartwarming. This volume has Yaichi facing his guilt and grief over his twin's passing and finally ends with Mike heading back home.
This series deserves every bit of praise it can get.
I LOVE the way the characters grow and learn together. Mike and Yaichi's relationship as Brother-in-Laws is authentic and heartwarming. This volume has Yaichi facing his guilt and grief over his twin's passing and finally ends with Mike heading back home.
This series deserves every bit of praise it can get.
Creo que es interesante la forma como el autor maneja el choque cultural entre Japón y Canadá, y cómo es que la homosexualidad se ve diferente en ambos lugares. Tenía muchas ganas de leer esta historia. Creo que lo que más me gusta es la inocencia de Kana, que de muestra que los prejuicios son aprendidos, que los niños aceptan tan fácilmente y que eso es lo que nos hace falta como sociedad.
I really enjoyed both Vol 1 and 2 of My Brother's Husband. In the book, the Ryoji, brother of the protagonist, Yaichi, died and Ryoji's husband Mike, comes to visit from Canada. Yaichi was estranged from Ryoji and Mike's presence forces Yaichi to deal with the fact that his brother was gay. Both books center on Yaichi's feelings of guilt, and coming to terms with his brother's homosexuality.
The author does subtly weave in the profound feelings of loss through the activities that Yaichi, Mike and Kana (Yaichi's daughter) choose to do, such as visiting the park that Yaichi and Ryoji once played at as kids, but I felt that it was too subtle, because that feeling of emptiness is central to the grieving process. But the book's main focus was on accepting homosexuality and bereavement was a secondary plot in its own way.
Someone under the Bookstagram hashtag (on Instagram) recommended this series after I commented that I didn't like the manga book I read for the Goodreads challenge and it left a sour taste in my mouth over the manga genre. I hope I can find that person and thank her for the recommendation. This was an amazing series.
The author does subtly weave in the profound feelings of loss through the activities that Yaichi, Mike and Kana (Yaichi's daughter) choose to do, such as visiting the park that Yaichi and Ryoji once played at as kids, but I felt that it was too subtle, because that feeling of emptiness is central to the grieving process. But the book's main focus was on accepting homosexuality and bereavement was a secondary plot in its own way.
Someone under the Bookstagram hashtag (on Instagram) recommended this series after I commented that I didn't like the manga book I read for the Goodreads challenge and it left a sour taste in my mouth over the manga genre. I hope I can find that person and thank her for the recommendation. This was an amazing series.
Es muy tierno y dulce. Me pregunto que le pidio el hermano al esposo antes de morir para que hiciera en japon?
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
You may or may not remember what the manga section at your local bookstore used to look like. Originally, if there was a yaoi section, it was small and only contained two types of stories. There were the raunchy tales of men falling for men (gasp) or the sweet tales of young girls swooning over their older female classmates. Now, I can walk into that same bookstore and I’m confronted with stories like this one and My Lesbian Exchange Diary, where we’re not just fangirls looking at something forbidden. Now we have queer stories written by queer people, exploring every facet of our lives in manga form.
My Brother's Husband is exactly one of those, and honestly one of the best I’ve read. It’s not super dramatic or action filled, instead it’s a super sweet and heartfelt story where we’re introduced to the characters as Kana learns about her Canadian uncle-in-law Mike and the differences between what their cultures in a simple and non-intrusive fashion. When I geek out about exploration of cultural differences because of my cultural anthropology background, this is the sort of book I mean and would love for many people to read. A soft and simple slice of queer Japanese life.
Read the rest at: Well Are They?
https://wellarethey.blogspot.com/2021/01/my-brothers-husband-manga-review.html
My Brother's Husband is exactly one of those, and honestly one of the best I’ve read. It’s not super dramatic or action filled, instead it’s a super sweet and heartfelt story where we’re introduced to the characters as Kana learns about her Canadian uncle-in-law Mike and the differences between what their cultures in a simple and non-intrusive fashion. When I geek out about exploration of cultural differences because of my cultural anthropology background, this is the sort of book I mean and would love for many people to read. A soft and simple slice of queer Japanese life.
Read the rest at: Well Are They?
https://wellarethey.blogspot.com/2021/01/my-brothers-husband-manga-review.html
