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Literally Graphic

LiterallyGraphic@books.theunseen.city

Joined 1 year, 11 months ago

An avid audiobook and comics reader with few IRL outlets for what has become a very special interest.

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Literally Graphic's books

2024 Reading Goal

92% complete! Literally Graphic has read 92 of 100 books.

reviewed Man and His Cat 01 by Umi Sakurai (A Man and His Cat, #1)

Umi Sakurai: Man and His Cat 01 (2020, Unknown Publisher) 5 stars

In the pet shop he calls home, a chubby, homely cat whiles away the hours …

2021 Review

No rating

These volumes were originally self-published as a webcomic. A Man and his Cat was subsequently serialized in Japan in 2018 before being translated to English in 2020; they were published by Square Enix Manga in both countries.

Content notes for loss of a spouse.

Not much online about the mangaka. Pen name I assume?

What kinds of keywords came to mind? outsiders, found family, grand piano, love and total cuteness.

The synopsis for volume one is "A kitten languishes in a pet shop, unwanted and unloved. Even as his price drops with each passing day, no one spares him a glance unless it's to call him names. Having practically given up on life, the kitty himself is most shocked of all when an older gentleman comes into the store and wants to take him home! Will the man and the cat find what they're looking for..in each other?"

A nice …

Iasmin Omar Ata: Mis(h)adra (2017) 5 stars

College student Isaac struggles to manage his epilepsy and his day-to-day life. His medication does …

2023 Review

No rating

Definitely one of my favourite reads of 2023, I initially picked this graphic novel up as part of my Palestine/Palestinian TBR.

Content notes for body horror, eyeballs, struggling with medical side-effects, drinking, rashes, unhelpful family, and low self-esteem.

A fictional story based off of their own medical experience, Iasmin self describes as "an intersectional comics artist, illustrator, and game designer. Iasmin focuses on creating art centered around the themes of coping with illness, understanding identity, and dismantling oppressive structures." I've already read their other recent title, Nayra and the Djinn (so look forward to that review soonish) and apparently they also contributed to the very enjoyable Be Gay, Do Comics anthology from The Nib. Would highly recommend you check out that flip through review. Scrolling through their twitter account it seems like they are pretty keen on Sonic the Hedgehog as well.

What kinds of keywords came to mind? knives, …

Mikki Kendall, A. D'amico: Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists (Paperback, 2019, Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony/Rodale) 4 stars

A bold and gripping graphic history of the fight for women's rights

The ongoing struggle …

2022 Review

4 stars

Keywords that came to mind reading this book: nonfiction, simulation, classroom, organization, protest, direct action, power, intersectional, and international.

A book packed full of information, it certainly covers a vast swath of time and space. Much to the frustration of some reviewers, although I feel like it falls pretty squarely into a fairly typical overview style book aimed at the younger set. Similarly, the somewhat random premise of a classroom being walked through a simulation of history accompanied by what I assume to be an AI reminds me of several middle grade graphic novels similarly focused on history.

That said, fully aware that it is much easier to be an arm chair critique then to actually create things, I do feel we could have spent less time trying to cover a million individuals and put more emphasis on people working together in groups and movements. Not to say there was …