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#ReadingBracket2024 nonfiction update for March
Fine was a really great nonfiction comic but Better Living Through Birding is ultimately moving ahead
pickThis was an interesting & informative look into gender and what it means to different individuals. Ewing conducted a series of interviews asking about people's genders in a search for understanding of their own & came to the conclusion that... it's complicated. So many factors play into it & there are so many ways to express yourself outside the binary. I appreciated the comic style and how the interviews were organized to create a cohesive theme.
pickPublished a year after his death, LIFE OF CHE was a bomb dropped on the status quo of political dissent under the military regime of Argentina. It was such a threat to power the author was ‘disappeared‘ by the CIA after evading capture for years. Brutal artwork echoing the revolutionary struggles and sparse, poetic dialogue brings an artistic lens through which to view the life of one of the most compelling figures of the last century.
pickAn amazing, amusing biography in comics format about one of the most important military leaders in the American Revolution, Baron von Steuben, a flamboyant homosexual who spoke no English, yet took charge of a disorganized Continental army, led them to victory, and wrote a guidebook for training American soldiers that remained in use for a century. #Queer #LGBTQ #GraphicNonfiction
so-soThis was a very wordy graphic novel. I enjoyed the interview portions, but I was a little confused with the autobiographical sections. I didn't have a strong sense of the author's struggles with gender; either I forgot an early panel or they didn't give a lot of detail to their problems. If the latter, that is absolutely their right, I just found it hard to connect to their story with limited information.
pickRhea's project to understand gender on a deeper level and unexpected self-examination is a thoughtful, inclusive look at gender and gender experiences. I loved this insightful book. Rhea approaches the subject matter extremely well. This definitely got me thinking many times. It was interesting to read so many people's experiences paird with Rhea's own reflections. #LGBTQIA #Comic
