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Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women by Sarah Bargiela, 2019

Autism in women and girls is still not widely understood, and is often misrepresented or even overlooked. This graphic novel offers an engaging and accessible insight into the lives and minds of autistic women, using real-life case studies.

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The charming illustrations lead readers on a visual journey of how women on the spectrum experience everyday life, from metaphors and masking in social situations, to friendships and relationships and the role of special interests. Fun, sensitive and informative, this is a fantastic resource for anyone who wishes to understand how gender affects autism, and how to create safer supportive and more accessible environments for women on the spectrum. Review As a medical comic, an educational comic, it's really well done, imparting knowledge with ease, simple, clear, effective. Using comics for this (and make no mistake, this is, definitely, a comic), is a perfect fit, getting factual information through to many who simply either wouldn't be able to, or more likely, wouldn't wish to, access it through plain text... When it comes to autism, no matter how aware we think we are, there's always more to discover. Which is just what Camouflage does very well, breaking down the subject with a clarity and simplicity, yet without sparing any factual details or the personal experiences of women with autism. I guarantee that you'll finish Camouflage with a better understanding of an important issue. And in that sense, Camouflage is a hugely successful thing... Hopefully, this will be something that will be embraced by schools, libraries, medical practices, and should be an essential read for anyone with autism, or anyone affected by autism.
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    Summer is here! School’s out, the pool is open, and new adventures with friends await! But what happens when twelve year old Ty’s anxiety has other plans? From the world of Just Roll With It comes a graphic novel about accepting yourself even when it’s a little scary.

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    This amazing graphic novel is a perfect blend of new style and good storytelling!

    Panchaud uses dots for his characters, and they really make the reading experience come alive. The story (a sad little boy fights for his happiness) is not so new, but the telling of it is with a lot of excitement.

    Die Farbe der Dinge / The Color of Things/ La couleur des choses/ De kleur van Dingen
    by Martin Panchaud

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    @photostroller Gestern über ein Graphic Novel gestolpert, dass dir vielleicht gefallen könnte: Die Farbe der Dinge / The Color of Things/ La couleur des choses von Martin Panchaud.
    https://martinpanchaud.ch/die-farbe-der-dinge/
    Interessanter Stil. Geschichte errinert mich entfernt an "Das Verkaufte Lachen", aber vielleicht täusche ich mich.
    Habe es nämlich noch nicht gelesen. Es liegt lesebereit auf meinem Tisch :)
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    Twee bijzondere nederlandstalige Graphic Novels:

    • "Hoe overleven we" van Francis Bomen uit 2021 en
    • "Stilte na de oorlog" van Nynke Kuipers uit 2024.

    Over hoe bepaalde gebeurtenissen nog generaties later doorwerken... Heftig en dapper om er over te praten, te schrijven, te tekenen.

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    Twee boeken op een witte houten tafel. Links het boek "Hoe overleven we", met een licht bruine voorpagina met de titel in het geel en in het midden een zwart-wit foto van een vrouw met een klein meisje. Rechts op tafel ligt het boek "Stilte na de oorlog", een wit boek met in het midden de titel van het boek en onderaan de pagina een tekening van een hek van prikkeldraad en een slagboom.
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    5/10/24 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

    Right now, visit the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration site and find out if you might get to see the northern lights this weekend.

    https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/

    But don't count on getting super powers!

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    8 graphic novel spines and one cover, featuring Marvel's Fantastic Four superhero team, as follows: Fantastic Four, Heroes Return–The Complete Collection, Volume 1. Fantastic Four 1: Fourever. Fantastic Four 3: The Herald of Doom. Fantastic Four 5: Point of Origin. Fantastic Four 8: The Bride of Doom. Fantastic Four–Visionaries: Byrne Fantastic Four–Visionaries: Péréz, Vols. 1 & 2.
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    10 authors, of whose books I've read at least five:

    Ursula Le Guin
    Kim Stanley Robinson
    Octavia Butler
    N. K. Jemisin
    Becky Chambers
    Iain M. Banks
    Martha Wells
    M. R. Carey
    Lois McMaster Bujold
    Vonda McIntyre


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    10 authors, of whose books I've read at least five:

    Terry Pratchett
    Brandon Sanderson
    Neil Gaiman
    Piers Anthony
    Brian K. Vaughan
    Warren Ellis
    Garth Ennis
    Kieron Gillen
    Bryan Lee O'Malley
    Matt Fraction

    Gosh that was harder than I thought it would be. I felt like using might be cheating but I guess I don't read a ton of longer series otherwise.

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    ...and borrow these from my daughters, and these books from the which I visited today, enjoying myself... and finish this book on from and that proofreading job on a title and I should peruse those review copies of I got... So many books, so little time... @bookstodon

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    Latest eBay acquisition
    Read Cinema Panopticum BT Thomas Ott and got hooked.

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    Wundervoll illustrierte Untertreibungen, die ich mir auch von Berichten wünschen würde (Myre, von Claudya Schmidt und Matt W Davis, Splitter-Verlag) @buchstodon @bookstodon

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    New on my blog: # "The United States of Murder Inc."

    https://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2024/02/book-review-united-states-of-murder-inc.html

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    New on our library blog today, a list of 10 graphic novels you can read for Black History Month (or any other time). All titles are available here at Hutchins.

    https://libraryguides.berea.edu/blog/List-of-Graphic-Novels-for-Black-History-Month

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    This weekend my wife and I both read the graphic novel Us by Sara Soler, which I learned of here on Mastodon. There were so many things in this book we could relate to! (We'd been married for about nine years when my spouse came out to me and started transitioning.) Even if your partner is not trans, there is a lot of value in this little book, to help you understand just a little more about a sliver of trans (and queer) experience.

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    Hey @bookstodon Comics/Graphic Novel/Manga lovers, Here are some reads of late that might interest you:

    The Joy of Quitting, Keiler Roberts (Bipolar, Anxiety, Motherhood, Absurdity, Art)

    Death Note, Tsugumi Ohba (Intriguing addictive thriller with an unusual premise)

    Blue in Green, Ram V, (Interrogation of loss and existential identity, viewed through the prism of music)

    Night Fever, Ed Brubaker (Stylish noir, forcing a man to confront who he is, and whether he truly craves a more exciting life)

    Barely Functional Adult: It'll All Make Sense Eventually, Meichi Ng (Witty, touching, resonant, as funny as it is painfully insightful)

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    @bookstodon I am on a graphic novel kick, continuing from last year. What are you reading this month, to kick off 2024?

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    @kimlockhartga @bookstodon And Tell Me It's Real by Kline and Jakky is one of the funniest graphic novels I've ever read.

    https://toot.lgbt/@book/110917925983582621

    Another LGBTQIA+ book, for sure, but heartwarming, funny, brilliantly written, and so wholesome.

    This was published before TJ Klune shot to fame with The House in the Cerulean Sea, yet surpassed it in many ways.

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