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A review by caseythecanadianlesbrarian
Men I Trust by Tommi Parrish
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Just finished this and still feel like I'm processing it. The art is a strange mix of surreal/abstract, with hyper realist backgrounds and people drawn with oddly out of proportionate heads and bodies and unnatural skin colours and changing hair. I felt like I didn't quite *get* what the art was doing.
The story is about two women who almost make a connection: one, Eliza, is a struggling 32-year-old single mom and poet who has a tendency to let people walk over her; the other is Sasha, living with her parents in her late 20s while dealing with a mental health crisis. Sasha pushes and pushes for an intimacy and Eliza sort of lets her until it gets too intense. Hmm. Lots to mull over here. I was happy to see Eliza possibly making a healthy connection at the very end? Watching Sasha try to connect was often cringe-worthy; be prepared if you don't like second hand embarrassment!
The story is about two women who almost make a connection: one, Eliza, is a struggling 32-year-old single mom and poet who has a tendency to let people walk over her; the other is Sasha, living with her parents in her late 20s while dealing with a mental health crisis. Sasha pushes and pushes for an intimacy and Eliza sort of lets her until it gets too intense. Hmm. Lots to mull over here. I was happy to see Eliza possibly making a healthy connection at the very end? Watching Sasha try to connect was often cringe-worthy; be prepared if you don't like second hand embarrassment!