My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness: Special Edition
Ratings87
Average rating4.2
a very honest book. i didn't read anything about it, i just downloaded it bc it looked interesting. i didn't expect the details regarding mental health. pretty good, tbh.
my first thought upon choosing to read this on a random thursday night was i wanted something light and funny that i can read fast enough.
this book is none of those things. however, this book feels like a friend. it invalidated everything i went through with depression, anxiety, and eating disorder. i even related with the bald spot that made me feel so shameful and ugly back in high school.
i may not have a clue about being a lesbian but i know what it feels like to long for someone to just hold you tight like they're trying to put all your broken pieces together.
how the author talked about her experience with sex is relatable especially with the first experience. sex is indeed a high-form of communication. it's not all desire and bodies. it's about seeing someone in the most intimate way possible.
i'm glad i read this at the right time in my life.
As someone who struggles with mental health issues, it's always a two-way street reading something so open and vulnerable. It was a good reading that ended on a hopeful note, and I intend to read the other Graphic Novels in the series.
this was such a vulnerable read and it really made me feel seen to the point that i teared up a few times... really really amazed that this exists
Sometimes some things are so good and you don't know how to describe them, just like this book.
Not what I expected and was surprised and was relieved. So glad the author could share her experiences.
I really liked her (brief) explanation of her feelings about her gender: βIt wasn't that I saw myself as a man; it was more like I hated belonging to a gender at all. I was excessively afraid of being defined as a woman...before I was seen as myself.β
I feel like it touches on a lot of themes, albeit personal, that a lot of queer people have experienced, quite genuine.
Queer coming of age graphic novels centered around mental illness are my bread and butter. This is one of the best I've read and I'm looking forward to reading the next one!
This book really unpacked a lot! It was unexpected and touching. I was surprised at how clearly Nagata describes depression and how in many places I could relate.
Reminded me of [b:Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 26135825 Fun Home A Family Tragicomic Alison Bechdel https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440097020s/26135825.jpg 911368] a little bit. Sweet and honest with nice, expressive art.
3.75 stars I had a hard time getting into it, but once I did I really enjoyed it :)
Good gods. I think this should be required reading for everyone, especially for Millennials. This is a manga-ka's frank illustrated memoir of her battle with anxiety, depression, parental pressure, sexual confusion, and parental angst. It was so good and so real. I was aghast that even a sex worker is confused about the hymen (everything history and literature tells us is wrong), but that too is realistic. EVERYONE READ THIS. It won't cure anything, but it will let you know that you are not alone, someone understands, and you can do this thing called life.
I read this, didn't I - mystery that I didn't record it. The series information is a MESS.