My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness

Posted on 21 July 2017 by Nagata Kabi

The heart rending autobiographical manga that s taken the internet by storm My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness is an honest and heartfelt look at one young woman s exploration of her sexuality, mental well being, and growing up in our modern age Told using expressive artwork that invokes both laughter and tears, this moving and highly entertaining single volume depicts not only the artist s burgeoning sexuality, but many other personal aspects of her life that will resonate with readers. Best Read [ My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness ] by [ Nagata Kabi ] – kino-fada.fr I love the vulnerability of this graphic novel It strikes me as aself reflective and self focused version of Alison Bechdel s Fun Home whereas Bechdel pulls apart the underlying mechanisms of her family, Nagata Kabi shines a light on the inner workings of her own mind Kabi addresses a wide range of important topics, including her sexuality, depression, eating disorders, family strife, and her feeling of not belonging anywhere The combination of words and images draws you into the momen I love the vulnerability of this graphic novel It strikes me as aself reflective and self focused version of Alison Bechdel s Fun Home whereas Bechdel pulls apart the underlying mechanisms of her family, Nagata Kabi shines a light on the inner workings of her own mind Kabi addresses a wide range of important topics, including her s...I really enjoyed the focus on mental health in this manga, and the color scheme was very visually pleasing, even if I didn t love the art style However, story wise, this was pretty repetitive, especially for such a short book I enjoyed it, but definitely didn t love it.This was so different from any other non fiction manga I ve read before, mainly due to the author s openness about her vulnerability, inability to connect to others, questioning sexuality and intimacy problems ...Maybe the reason I d been so bad at dealing with people in person, had been how hard I was always trying to make them like meI wasn t expecting to be blown away by this but I was Damn Don t been fooled by the comical artwork This book delves deep into the psyche of a woman struggling with an inner battle with depression, self depreciation, and her sexuality. My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness is an autobiographic comic about a woman who was struggling with a lot of things in herMaybe the reason I d been so bad at dealing with people in person, had been how hard I was always trying to make them like meI wasn t expecting to be blown away by this but I was Damn Don t been fooled b...A memoir by Kabi of her writing a story of herself at 28, having no friends, no real direction, living at home, at going to an escort service The memoir retells that experience of going to the escort service in her words embarrassing detail, but this isabout what the publishing of this story on the internet does to catapult her to adulthood This is not erotica, as the ...This isa tale of the author s personal and ongoing experience with mental illness rather than what it s like to be lesbian drawn out in a manga comic book form It touches on depression, eating disorders, cutting, andErotic it is not For me, the book hasof a feeling of commiseration and is an intimate confession where epiphanies are had once the author s first sexual experience occurs.and this is unique i...This was a different reading experience than I was expecting The cover and blurb makes it seem a little goofy, but it s actually quite introspective and is mostly her processing her mental health issues.so many little things in this manga hit way close to home read if you re up for being in the headspace of confronting uncomfortable, not commonly voiced truths about yourself.This isn t exactly the kind of thing I d normally read I mean, where s the paranormal What about the fantasy or sci fi And I ll admit when my friend Toby handed it to me with a glowing recommendation I asked when I d ever been the kind of person to read a book about self discovery that touches on mental health in case you missed the memo, I don t do real, I read to escape reality but I m really glad I took a chance.This was awkward and funny and just so brutally honest that is was wonderfu This isn t exactly the kind of thing I d normally read I mean, where...What a great reading viewing experience The subject matter is fun, dark, and thought provoking, wrapped up in a loose, skillful style Nagata Kabi has a flair for illustrating and explaining debilitating depression and discomfort in ways I ve never seen And the bit...

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21 July 2017

Nagata Kabi