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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Liz Prince grew up repudiating all things 'girly' and wishing to be a tomboy. I enjoyed it — it has a proper arc, which isn't always the case in autobio comics. The drawings are very basic, but work well. It may not delve as deeply as it might into the topics it raises, but it has a charm and sincerity which I really liked. I wanted to like this more than I really did, so I'm going to err on the 2-star side of 2.5. Art was solid. Prince starts to get at some things that other media doesn't capture about what it's like to be a tomboy (especially in terms of how you relate to other tomboys and other girls), but fails to deliver anything really thoughtful or insightful. On a personal level, I'm really jealous that Prince figured out formal clothes so early on---I was just too amiable as a kid, I wore dresses if I felt like I had to. When I figured out that formal clothes could be a men's shirt, vest, and tie, I was almost an adult. But it made me so much happier than I ever thought I could be. On the downside, this panel stood out as *so* alienating and frustrating (sorry for the iffy scan): [[The stereotype of the butch lesbian has plagued me my whole life, but I don't dress like a boy to attract girls: I dress like a boy because it feels natural to me.]] Prince, have you ever in your life talked to any queer tomboys/butches? I can assure you that we don't "dress like boys to attract girls"---we feel exactly the same as you. It just feels natural to me, too. Argh. 10/19/2015 Just re-read Tomboy today for a book club meeting; I loved it again this time as much as I did the first time I read it a year ago. Original Review: 06/22/2014 I haven't read many books (for any age) with true tomboy main characters, so I think Liz Prince has filled a need in that regard. In general, in contemporary American society, it's much more acceptable for girls to exhibit stereotypically male traits--wearing pants, playing sports, acting tough--than for boys to exhibit stereotypically female traits--wearing skirts, playing with dolls, being emotional. But it's still really tough out there for girls who shun all things girly, as Prince's childhood experiences make all too clear. Tomboy helps readers understand just how difficult it is for some people to be themselves and to do the things they want to do, and it highlights just how pervasive and frustrating stereotypes and gender expectations can be. As an adult, my takeaway from Prince's story is to be even more aware of the stereotypes I inadvertently support, to be more cautious of the gendered comments that come so easily ("Oh, don't you want to wear a pretty dress today?"), and to work harder to help all kids express themselves however they want. Hopefully for teens, Tomboy will help them to better sympathize and empathize with those who have different preferences than themselves, and inspire them to be more kind in their choice of words and the ways they interact with one another. Note: I received a digital galley of this book through NetGalley.
s there any grade-school struggle more defining than the desire to fit in? In her first full-length graphic novel, award-winning comics artist Prince tells the story of her lifelong battle with gender stereotypes through the lens of her tomboy childhood, marked by a preference for male role models, slouchy oversize clothes, and some serious bullying. As a kid, Prince chafed at femininity—“Given the chance, I’d much rather wield a sword than wear a tiara”—but her offbeat choices made it hard for her to find friends or a boyfriend. She starts to believe that her disinterest in being girly is what makes her unlikable, and soon she feels embarrassed by being a girl altogether. Luckily, she eventually finds a group of people who appreciate her differences and don’t expect her to act a particular way just because she is a girl. Prince’s tongue-in-cheek black-and-white line drawings, in a charming style reminiscent of Jeffrey Brown’s autobiographical comics, pack a punch in this empowering memoir that should have ample appeal for any kid who feels like an outsider. PriserUppmärksammade listor
Eschewing female stereotypes throughout her early years and failing to gain acceptance on the boys' baseball team, Liz learns to embrace her own views on gender as she comes of age, in an anecdotal graphic novel memoir. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Also, I struggled a lot with the art style - the simple line drawing was great for a lot of the time, but the font choice frequently made me dizzy.
Overall, I appreciated that the author is quite candid about being heterosexual, cisgender, and gender non-conforming, and that these are things that can go together. And loved the specific details of negotiating with the Catholic school principal to be allowed to wear button shirt and tie rather than dress to mass. ( )