Lee LaiBesprekingen

Review is here: https://www.noflyingnotights.com/blog/2021/09/06/stone-fruit-2/

This was an emotional rollercoaster. There is so much to relate to in this story: struggling with family, dealing with depression and sadness. I think even though it's a sad read, it is also hopeful. The character of Nessie and the role that imagination plays in the characters' relationship with her is beautiful. Also, there is so much to be said about different kinds of family and how family goes beyond genetic relationships. I loved this.

Bron y Ray son una pareja queer que disfrutan de su papel como las divertidas tías raras de la sobrina de Ray, Nessie. Sus juegos son pequeños oasis de locura, alegría y placidez en medio de las tensiones familiares y las obligaciones de la vida diaria. A medida que su intimidad emocional se erosiona, Ray y Bron buscan refugio y afecto en sus familias. Dando un salto de fe, cada una se abre a sus respectivas hermanas y aprenden que tienen más en común con ellas de lo que nunca sospecharon.

adult graphic novel, queer interest and human interest (asian lesbian woman and caucasian trans woman reevaluate their relationship and their complicated relationships with their families)

Outstanding, skillfully rendered portraits of two people and the people they love.

A slow-burn, lives-of-quiet-desperation relationship drama that starts with Ray and Bron literally running like wolves in the wild while babysitting Ray's niece, but then metaphorically stepping into the trap of unresolved family baggage and finding themselves gnawing their legs off to be free. Melancholy and painful, but enthralling all the same.