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When I found out "Sex Fantasy" is a book collecting a bunch of zines, everything made a lot more sense. The first couple of chapters seem to have no real theme other than interesting, aesthetically pleasing art (which was nice to look at, but didn't hold much substance on its own). Around the third or fourth chapter the art organized into coherent short stories, but not all of them clicked with me - they all explore different relationships between people, including new love and pitfalls in romances and sexual curiosity. But even when the stories were coherent, I didn't really feel like I knew enough about the characters to get attached. Again, this makes more sense looking at the book as a collection of zines, but it still felt weird.

Overall, this is a lovely book (the cover art is beautiful and it's well-bound and presented), but the art doesn't hold much narrative substance. It feels like something that you're supposed to look at and admire for its beauty, not something you're actually supposed to read.

u_0's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is hard to describe but I'll try. I LOVE the art style. The simple line art is beautiful and captures so much emotion and depth. For some of the single pictures, I found myself imagining entire stories around them. The magic of this book is in the mysterious emotional rawness of the stories. I don't know how to describe it, but it's beautiful. The surrealism and unexpected turns were right up my alley and the only con is that I wish there was more! Probably not an all time favorite, but it's perfect so I have to rate it 5 stars : )

(have since moved it to 4.5 just because it didn't stay with me like my qualifications for a 5 star book would)

rray_'s review against another edition

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3.0

I...just don't get it. Really. I'm not sure what's even happening.

briface's review against another edition

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3.0

I checked this one out because I'm on a graphic novel kick and the titles scandalized my coworkers. Short comics; I loved some, didn't understand or didn't connect with others. Quick read.

graventy's review against another edition

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2.0

A collection of mini-comics about relationships that didn't do much for me.

voraciousbookshelf's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It felt so true, the book read quickly but the emotions I felt while reading and taking in the illustrations will stay with me much longer.

stephsromancebooktalk's review against another edition

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1.0

What the WHAT did I just spend sooooo much time on!?!?!? I am half tempted to return this book such a waste of time for me, ugh.

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