Nagata Kabi is a manga artist best known for her autobiographical comic My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness.
Critical acclaim for My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness: Winner
of the 2018 Harvey Award for Best Manga, and acclaimed in The
Advocate's Best LGBT Graphics Novels of 2017, the NPR Guide to
2017's Great Reads, and the Publishers Weekly Best Books 2017.
While the subject matter is by no means light, this moving and
honest slice of life will resonate with anyone who has questioned
themselves or ever been conflicted in their lives. And let's face
it: that is all of us. -- Judith Utz, Teen Vogue The self-discovery
that follows is utterly fascinating. -- Abraham Riesman, Vulture
Sheds light on the complicated emotional and mental dynamics
involved in lesbian relationships. Her story is an open, honest,
and deeply personal look at her struggles to fight back against her
eating disorder, stop self-harming, and learn more about her
sexuality. -- Ana Valens, The Mary Sue ...this is a comic that (a)
treats sex workers with dignity and agency in a medium which has
been historically unkind, (b) addresses very real themes of
self-harm in a direct and honest way, and (c) adopts an attitude of
complete acceptance of sexuality fluidity. -- Katie Skelly, The
Comics Journal My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness is one of the
most powerful manga I have ever read, and it all comes down to
Nagata Kabi's openness and honesty. -- Nik Freeman, Anime News
Network No question, absolutely, my pick this week is My Lesbian
Experience with Loneliness, which was simply one of the best
autobiographical manga I've read. -- Sean Gaffney, Manga
Bookshelf
A complicated play of gender and sexual identities that Nagata
unbinds and sorts through with striking aesthetic aplomb. -- Shea
Hennum, The A. V. Club
It's impossible not to shed tears while reading this work; Nagata's
unflinching honesty is courageous, but the reason it resonates is
because it parses experiences many of her readers have, but have
never been able to give voice to. Nagata gave voice to her
experience and that has allowed her readers to realize they are not
alone. -- Hans Rollman, Pop Matters
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