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A review by tangleroot_eli
The Third Person by Emma Grove
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
A young trans woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder heals a lot of her childhood trauma basically in spite of her therapist, who’s pretty much the worst. Seriously, all new therapists should have to read this book as a handbook for how NOT to therapist.
The art style is simple and highly effective. The repetitive conversations, which might otherwise bug me, here feel necessary to emphasize how much bs Grove’s therapist put her through, and how often. I rooted for Grove the whole way through.
The art style is simple and highly effective. The repetitive conversations, which might otherwise bug me, here feel necessary to emphasize how much bs Grove’s therapist put her through, and how often. I rooted for Grove the whole way through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Transphobia, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Gaslighting
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Toxic masculinity