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A review by daniellekat
The Third Person by Emma Grove
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Wow. This was intense, insightful and emotional. This was an incredible account of the author's gender transition and reckoning with her D.I.D. diagnosis. I thought the sparse illustrations were fitting, but I found the facial expressions a bit lacking. It was hard for me to really understand some of the nuances during the conversations with Toby. On the topic of Toby, From the blub I thought he was going to be a supportive asset to Emma but was actually shocked with his treatment of her. I was unprepared for some of those scenes and often had to take breaks between certain chapters. I understand that there is a level of narrator unreliability here, but the disrespect and mistreatment was appalling. Overall, I enjoyed this especially since it is a topic I am very unfamiliar with, but I'd strongly recommend checking the content warnings on this one.
Graphic: Child abuse, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
Medical malpractice