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Flung Out of Space: The Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith by Grace Ellis
11 reviews
annaavian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Homophobia
Moderate: Abandonment, Outing, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content
marcostorin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Outing, and Antisemitism
robinks's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Homophobia
Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Drug use, and Outing
Minor: Sexual content
paigicus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Lesbophobia
Moderate: Outing, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Antisemitism
poenaestante's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I didn't really know anything much about Highsmith before except I'd seen that Carol movie. I wonder if she'd have been a better person if she lived in more affirming times. I kinda think not, but at least she would have lived in times more accepting of flawed women.
Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Alcohol, Antisemitism, and Misogyny
ellornaslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Medical content, Misogyny, and Outing
Moderate: Sexual content
novella42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Do NOT skip the introduction, it's vital for understanding what they're doing and why it matters. Because it does. And, terrible person though she was, Highsmith mattered too.
Really top notch writing and art.
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Outing, Misogyny, and Ableism
Minor: Sexism and Violence
growintogardens's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Infidelity
Moderate: Racism, Outing, Antisemitism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Misogyny
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Highsmith was a not a good person and the author and illustrator let us know in a forward at the beginning of the comic. Highsmith often hit on and cheated with her co-workers female partners, was an out a proud racist, and she was just down right rude to people she interacted with. I think Highsmith portrayal was a bit sanitized, I know that Highsmith was a racist up until her dead. She's quoted as saying some honestly horrifying things about Hitler and Jewish people.
I love period pieces and that includes the comic medium. It was interesting to see Highsmith navigate life as a lesbian in 1950's America. Some parts made me feel bad for her, like the parts where
I really loved the art, it was nice to look at. I enjoyed the information value and the nice aesthetics that this comic has.
I give this comic a 4 out of 5 because the real Highsmith was a worse person than they portrayed and I don't really think they should have held back in that aspect.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny
danajoy's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Antisemitism and Alcohol