Fine

By Rhea Ewing

A quest to define gender reveals diverse, honest stories across cultures and identities.

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319 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Rhea Ewing's journey to answer 'What is gender?' leads to a decade-long exploration through interviews turned into comics. From a quiet Midwest town to a national canvas, Ewing captures the diverse experiences of gender expression. As they navigate stories of adolescence, hormones, and pronouns, Ewing also reflects on their own identity journey from rural Kentucky. This vibrant graphic novel invites readers to explore the complexities of gender across cultures, races, and religions, offering a tender and inclusive perspective for anyone seeking to define gender on their own terms.

From the publisher

As graphic artist Rhea Ewing neared college graduation in 2012, they became consumed by the question: What is gender? This obsession sparked a quest in which they eagerly approached both friends and strangers in their quiet Midwest town for interviews to turn into comics. A decade later, this project exploded into a sweeping portrait of the intricacies of gender expression with interviewees from all over the country. Questions such as “How do you Identify” produced fiercely honest stories of dealing with adolescence, taking hormones, changing pronouns–and how these experiences can differ, often drastically, depending on culture, race, and religion. Amidst beautifully rendered scenes emerges Ewing’s own story of growing up in rural Kentucky, grappling with their identity as a teenager, and ultimately finding themself through art–and by creating something this very fine. Tender and wise, inclusive and inviting, Fine is an indispensable account for anyone eager to define gender in their own terms.

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