The Lie And How We Told It [Hardcover]

An emotionally astute coming-of-age graphic novel from a remarkable new voice. A haunting little graphic novella... Parrishs tactile paintwork conjures humans with hulking bodies and baseball heads, all of them wondering whether the messes theyre in are the result of mistakes theyve made or some kind of perverse destiny they were always bound for. Tommi Parrishs excellent new graphic novel relentlessly interrogates issues of gender and sexuality, pointing out that strict binaries are mostly jerry-built and easily broken. With each hand-painted panel, author Tommi Parrish communicates an intense atmosphere and delves thoughtfully into the themes of queer desire, masculinity, fear, and the fading of past relationships. There is a real complexity here, as doubt cradles the doubted at the end. So, while doubt punishes us and chips away at our confidence, it also cares for us ... or thinks it does. With surefooted confidence, Parrish doesnt shy away from anything, delving deeper and deeper into distressing psyches. Tommi Parrish managed to work some kind of magic in this book. ... Its genuinely been a while since characters felt so real to me.