bmanglass's review against another edition
2.0
I was not hostile to this but mostly found it a little boring. I don't necessarily need a lot of plot, especially in diary style graphic novel, but I think in the absence of a driving plot one needs some kind of thematic or dramatic through-line. This felt like "we got married and felt happy but sort of whatever about it and uh-oh, our right to marriage could still very well be threatened by conservatism. the end" without much emotional connection or punch.
lucyblack's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
A memoir of getting married when it finally became legal for gay marriage. This is a sweet story but a bit too much about American politics for me, I liked the more personal stuff.
cstefko's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
A wide-ranging graphic memoir that blends personal reflections with political history. My only real complaint is that I wasn't a huge fan of Kirby's art style.
robynearhart's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
4.0
livlamentloathe's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
2.0
I expected to like this more but it felt disconnected. The personal bits were too short for me to connect to the Kirby or his husband. Then the time between 2013-2023 was a sprint and the one-per-page comics to describe huge events/periods was discombobulating. Then the ending was anticlimactic. There wasn’t enough of a link to either the personal or the informative angle of gay marriage. I did like the way some of the art was repeated/arranged, but I don’t know that this needed to be a book.
deirdreanais's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0