My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 1

by Nagata Kabi

Overview

This sequel to the viral sensation My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness was also named one of Amazon’s best graphic novels for 2018! Struggling with the idea of living alone and adjusting to the effects of her previous book’s success, this follow-up to the award-winning autobiographical comic continues the author’s quest for self-acceptance and love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626928893
Publisher:	Seven Seas Entertainment
Publication date:	06/05/2018
Series:	My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness , #2
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	64,847
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.55(d)
Age Range:	16 Years

About the Author

Nagata Kabi is a manga artist best known for her autobiographical comic My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness.

Editorial Reviews

06/04/2018
In this vulnerable autobiographical follow-up to Kabi’s surprise-hit debut manga, My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, Kabi writes to her past self: “Dear Nagata Kabi, hello. This is Nagata Kabi.” She updates herself on new events, shares deep and not-so-deep thoughts, and frequently panics over her messy life. Compared to the previous manga, this sequel is looser, with less of the driving, neurotic urgency that distinguished Loneliness. Kabi is still struggling to understand sex and love, still dominated by her disapproving parents, still awkwardly learning how to be an adult—but circumstances are slowly becoming less dire. She moves into her own apartment and even goes on a nervous first date. All these developments are illustrated in Kabi’s distinctive sketchy, high-energy art, with her cartoon avatar appearing as a cute, spindly figure with big worried eyes. She depicts her inner conflicts with fanciful visuals: when she discovers that her mom has read her comics, for example, a rope squeezes her heart. While it feels less essential than its predecessor, fans will be eager to check in on Kabi and cheer for her floundering movements toward happiness. (June)

Publishers Weekly

Named one of Amazon’s best graphic novels of 2018!

"Continuing on where My Lesbian Experience left off, this new installment follows the author-artist through a new chapter in her life as she exposes herself through words and pictures to those closest to her. Awkward and wholly authentic, it is visually stunning, translating the nuance of emotion into heartbreaking graphics that tackle tough subject matter such as anxiety, substance use, self-esteem, female sexuality, and coming out all set against the backdrop of long standing societal and familial pressures." – Teen Vogue

"...fans will be eager to check in on Kabi and cheer for her floundering movements toward happiness." – Publishers Weekly

"She may not realize it, but manga author Nagata Kabi is a voice for this generation." – Boston Bastard Brigade

"I will not type that this genre of visually exaggerated autobiographical comic is new, but instead that I haven't seen it expressed this way before. The scale is a single family and Ms. Kabi uses that claustrophobic scale to show how devastating the disapproval of the family unit can be." – The Matador Review

"...readers who devoured My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness need to pick up this volume, if for no other reason than to know that happiness is a never-ending battle for many, but there are always reasons to keep putting up the good fight." – Anime News Network

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