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Minha Experiência Lésbica Com A Solidão by Nagata Kabi

212 reviews

madanxiety's review against another edition

4.0

I live for these kind of narratives. Raw honesty about really taboo things that really shouldn't be so taboo. Sex is so normalized in our society, but for deeply anxious, poor communicators like us, it's actually terrifying 😂. That's why seeing an escort is so appealing, because like Nagata describes in the book, it's like you can skip past the part where you're embarrassed or trying to please others and instead just be yourself.

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3.5

This was a tough read. I actually almost DNFed it a third of the way through, but saw the overall reviews were positive so continued. I think this is a brave and unflinching exploration of the author's issues around self worth and intimacy, but it was very uncomfortable to read at points. With the title, I definitely figured it wouldn't be happy fun times, but I wasn't quite prepared for how dark this would get.

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4.25

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4.0

I loved how honest the author is.

The author learning to prioritise herself and to do things for herself and not for pleasing her parents was really heartwarming.

A good and surprisingly comforting read. It’s good to know that I’m not alone in the ‘still figuring out who the hell I am’ thing, and that that’s okay and normal.

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4.0

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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.75

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5.0

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3.5

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5.0

This is the first memoir/personal story I think I've read, and that I genuinely love.
Struggling with mental health and being stuck in a bad headspace is very real and the way this is constructed and carried out is beautiful.
The art is very telling within the story as well, you can see (and feel) the emotion within the art and highlights.

Overall, I just loved reading this.

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5.0

When I was 25, I went to Barnes and Noble and nervously flipped through pages of this book, looking over my shoulder. I thought if someone saw me reading this book, with the naked lady on the cover, they’d think I was a lesbian. Turns out I am!

Now at age 32, I bought this book at another Barnes and Noble and happily handed it to the cashier without a second thought. How wonderful.

This book is so raw about the worst and lowest point of the author’s life. I can’t believe how blunt she is about her own past actions that range from embarrassing to troubling. It’s concise, a small book that is so loud, each panel shouts and screams at the reader. (In a good way!)

Deeply insightful about intimacy and vulnerability, and how sex is much more those things than it is the physical act of humans touching each other’s bodies. Honestly much less “lesbian” than I thought in a way. I think by the end of the book, the author can’t even admit to herself yet that she IS a lesbian. It’s not clear.

I like that it’s not tied up with a neat “Queer American YA” type ribbon—I love myself, cue the pride flags. It captures the messy, choked-up middle of that journey and leaves us on a cliffhanger, hoping the best for the author in the future. I’m still thinking of her, hoping she’s like me now, happily handing lesbian books to bookstore cashiers.

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