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brnineworms's review
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
As Alwani puts it, “an exotic blend of complex trauma, psychotic ramblings and spicy gay high aesthetic make you a hit at the dinner party while remaining just pathetic enough to be non-threatening”
CONTENT WARNINGS: panic, paranoia, delusions, suicidality, drug use, white supremacy
shea_proulx's review
challenging
funny
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
trinefuqit's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
a_mmatos's review
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ablaine's review
5.0
“If you’re trying to convince me that reality exists — let me just warn you, you’re going to have a hard time.” This is the most 2021 book of all. This collection of comics from Sami Alwani is rigorous and radical. Complex thoughts, feelings, emotions bleed onto the page and echo like manic laughter. “There is no bottom to the depths of which I will not sink … *churlish disquieting laughter* my anguish is foundationless and eternal.” The pandemic, politics, racism, capitalism, sexuality, identity … this book covers so much with expertly drafted panels and dense captions. The humor in these comics walks a fine line between hysterical laughing and sobbing and I was bursting with laughter. “The discourse of the culture I subsist in subsumes me.”
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