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A review by tenderness
Cry Havoc, Vol. 1: Mything in Action by Barbra Guttman, Matthew Wilson, Miguel Montenegro, Emma Price, Simon Bowland, Lee Loughridge, Ryan Kelly, Cameron Stewart, Nick Filardi, Simon Spurrier
3.0
"Endings are how stories make love. It is a privilege to choose one's own."
"As she pelts her lover with news of her infidelity, and announces the betrayal of her own supposedly rigid sexuality, remember that Lou's real target here is herself. Devastating those who love you is one of the most comprehensive forms of self-harm there is." (author Simon Spurrier on Lou cheating on her girlfriend with a man)
I honestly love this story and this element of infidelity fits well with the characters and plot and I like the way it's treated, because it's not glorified at all. What I have a big fucking problem with is the fact that Lou is bisexual and both she and the author label her as basically lesbian with exceptions. Being a woman who vastly prefers women but still is attracted to and sometimes sleeps with men IS BISEXUAL! this decision to describe this character, whose (limited) attraction to men is an integral part of the story, as lesbian is a disservice to both bisexual and lesbian women and I'm pissed about it. I'm so disappointed because if not for this element of it this would be the perfect story for me. I feel bad giving it 3 stars because I loved everything else about it so much but damn I'm tired of the lesbian being portrayed as gay ~until the exception comes along~
BEYOND THAT THOUGH, WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT PORTRAYAL OF MODERN MYTHS. it's gross and freaky and AWESOME and honestly the author's notes at the end with the tidbits of extra info he's learned in his research were some of my favourite parts overall. Also this story made me want to learn more about hyenas, I love hyenas now.
"As she pelts her lover with news of her infidelity, and announces the betrayal of her own supposedly rigid sexuality, remember that Lou's real target here is herself. Devastating those who love you is one of the most comprehensive forms of self-harm there is." (author Simon Spurrier on Lou cheating on her girlfriend with a man)
I honestly love this story and this element of infidelity fits well with the characters and plot and I like the way it's treated, because it's not glorified at all. What I have a big fucking problem with is the fact that Lou is bisexual and both she and the author label her as basically lesbian with exceptions. Being a woman who vastly prefers women but still is attracted to and sometimes sleeps with men IS BISEXUAL! this decision to describe this character, whose (limited) attraction to men is an integral part of the story, as lesbian is a disservice to both bisexual and lesbian women and I'm pissed about it. I'm so disappointed because if not for this element of it this would be the perfect story for me. I feel bad giving it 3 stars because I loved everything else about it so much but damn I'm tired of the lesbian being portrayed as gay ~until the exception comes along~
BEYOND THAT THOUGH, WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT PORTRAYAL OF MODERN MYTHS. it's gross and freaky and AWESOME and honestly the author's notes at the end with the tidbits of extra info he's learned in his research were some of my favourite parts overall. Also this story made me want to learn more about hyenas, I love hyenas now.