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The Third Person by Emma Grove

4 reviews

magical_sof's review

emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.25

Overall, I think Emma's story is very well written and drawn. Her experiences with healthcare (specifically with receiving mental health care) as a trans person is unfortunately all to common. I feel for her experiences during therapy deeply, and found myself worrying about her (almost) never ending therapeutic relationship with Toby! I enjoyed that part. 

I will say that this book is not an educational book about DID, and I would caution folks reading this book to gain a better understanding of DID, if they have no prior knowledge. I understand there is only so much you an put in a graphic novel, and only so much that you are willing to personally disclose as an author, or even only so much you can remember, but I find the (clinical/practical) explanation and (personal) resolution of DID to be quite fast! I came into this having read several books from those with lived experience, and knowing systems, so I didn't have any issues understanding, but if you have no knowledge, it may be helpful to do a bit of background reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Bullying, Child abuse, and Transphobia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Dysphoria, Violence, and Toxic relationship

readinghavoc's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book was so well done. I loved getting to learn about D.I.D. alongside Emma, and was surprised by how much affection I had for her disparate parts. The art style was really compelling in both its simplicity and the complexity of emotion, action, and thought it was able to convey. The black out boxes were a great choice, especially after reading about the authors process of writing the book. And it was fascinating to see the ways that Emma’s D.I.D. and her queerness interacted with one another. Insightful, captivating, and deeply moving. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, Transphobia, Violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Deadnaming

kitheminges's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book made me feel seen. Like someone knew what I had been through. Both as a person with DID and a trans person. I finally felt like someone understood. I still haven’t stopped crying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Physical abuse, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Suicide

fish17's review

emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Ableism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Transphobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism