I have a lot of the same mental issues as the main character does, including trichotillomania (compulsive hair-pulling). My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness is embarrassingly relatable. Still, it’s a great book, and worth reading, though it might be more triggering than therapeutic for some people (If you’re looking for something more therapeutic, I’d suggest You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero. It can be a little jarring for the reader to have everything thrown at them at once. Nagata Kabi doesn’t hold back anything in this book. The comic is monochrome with pink accents that highlight the intimacy of the narrative while appealing to the reader’s sense of cuteness. The graphic novel starts with this scene, then goes back and fills in all the events leading up to it, and ends a little bit past that scene with some insights and take-aways that the protagonist learned from her experience. Driven to the end of her wits, the protagonist decides to call a female prostitute. My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness is a graphic novel memoir about a woman in her late 20s whose life is stymied by clinical depression, sexual repression, and her parents’ and society’s expectations. Warning: This book may trigger those with depression and other mental illnesses.
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