My Alcoholic Escape from Reality
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- Author：Kabi Nagata
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Summary
An emotional new diary comic from Nagata Kabi， creator of My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness。
Nagata Kabi's downward spiral is getting out of control， and she can't stop drinking to soothe the ache of reality。 After suffering from unbearable stomach pains， she goes to the hospital， where she is diagnosed with pancreatitis--and is immediately hospitalized。 A new chapter unfolds in Nagata Kabi's life， as she struggles to find her way back to reality and manga creation in the wake of her breakdown。
Nagata Kabi's downward spiral is getting out of control， and she can't stop drinking to soothe the ache of reality。 After suffering from unbearable stomach pains， she goes to the hospital， where she is diagnosed with pancreatitis--and is immediately hospitalized。 A new chapter unfolds in Nagata Kabi's life， as she struggles to find her way back to reality and manga creation in the wake of her breakdown。
Reviews
Panda
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Aww this ended so filled with hope I can’t wait to read whatever she writes next！
Heidee Howard
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TW: Alcoholism， depression， thoughts of suicide， and probably more It's strange to feel emotionally invested in the story of a stranger on the opposite side of the planet， but Nagata reaches to every part of you that has experienced loneliness and insecurity and says "me too。" Yet you feel like someone needs to hug her and do the same。This is easily the best volume in her autobio series since My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness。 While the Solo Exchange diaries felt a little disjointed， forced， TW: Alcoholism， depression， thoughts of suicide， and probably more It's strange to feel emotionally invested in the story of a stranger on the opposite side of the planet， but Nagata reaches to every part of you that has experienced loneliness and insecurity and says "me too。" Yet you feel like someone needs to hug her and do the same。This is easily the best volume in her autobio series since My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness。 While the Solo Exchange diaries felt a little disjointed， forced， and frankly， heartbreaking， Alcoholic Escape feels like the start to a new phase。 The change in color scheme from pink to orange perfectly reflects this transition from innocence to consequence。 It's important to have explorations of addiction and depression that show the honest struggles， and Nagata is incredible for sharing her ongoing story。 。。。more
Bek MoonyReadsByStarlight
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3。75/5 StarsThis was a really interesting addition to the memoir series。 Just as My Solo Exchange Diary was different pacing than My Lesbian Experience with Lonliness， this volume is different still。 It is more of an immediate reflection of a year， not as small as diary entries in My Solo Exchange Diary and not as large of a focus as My Lesbian Experience with Lonliness。 This difference is part of what makes this series so unique。 It's not just telling you about the author's experience， but you' 3。75/5 StarsThis was a really interesting addition to the memoir series。 Just as My Solo Exchange Diary was different pacing than My Lesbian Experience with Lonliness， this volume is different still。 It is more of an immediate reflection of a year， not as small as diary entries in My Solo Exchange Diary and not as large of a focus as My Lesbian Experience with Lonliness。 This difference is part of what makes this series so unique。 It's not just telling you about the author's experience， but you're seeing the change in approaches within the work itself。In My Solo Exchange Diary Vol 2， one of the things she covered was the experience of writing memoir and even some of the fallout。 In this volume， you see this more as her feelings around it shift。 There's also a clear change in how she handles discussing interpersonal elements and discusses how it had caused issues after her other memoirs had been published。 So this volume focuses much on her internal experience of hospitalization and recovery。Over all， this whole series has been a really interesting look into her life， issues of mental health， and what it means to be vulnerable and seek intimacy。 How do we seek comfort in a way that is healthy and productive？ This series doesn't serve to answer this -- it is very honest in it's open endings。 。。。more
DrCalvin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Oooffff， this was another heavy read。 Kabi Nagata continues to show her life in all its unflattering glory， with powerful but at times painful to read depictions of mental illness， alcoholism and ADHD。 Though there is no commentary towards the society around her， I continue to be both baffled and upset at how certain things seem to be treated in Japan - the treatment of her alcohol-induced pancreatitis for instance not appearing to include any therapy while she is an inpatient in the hospital。Th Oooffff， this was another heavy read。 Kabi Nagata continues to show her life in all its unflattering glory， with powerful but at times painful to read depictions of mental illness， alcoholism and ADHD。 Though there is no commentary towards the society around her， I continue to be both baffled and upset at how certain things seem to be treated in Japan - the treatment of her alcohol-induced pancreatitis for instance not appearing to include any therapy while she is an inpatient in the hospital。The drawings remain in Nagata's naivist and simple style， with a shift from pink to orange in the three-color palette， and still manage to make me shudder from intensity， giggle and follow even chaotic pages easily。 There are also moments of intertextual comments， when she borrows a famous panel from another manga， which works outstandingly - perhaps because both are so different from her own style？ I do feel this volume is a better narrative than My Solo Exchange Diary， perhaps because it too （like her first book） was written at least partially in retrospect; by ordering her memories， the structure appears clearer。 Trigger warnings for a lot of things: suicidal thoughts， alcohol abusace， self-harm， eating disorders， anxiety etc。 Most of all， I hope that I can some day read a volume from this author - whether a story-manga or further autobiography - created when she has had a period of mental wellbeing。 。。。more
tatterpunk
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FIVE STARS: I look forward to re-reading this。When she "left" us at the end of My Solo Exchange Diary Vol。 2， Kabi was trying to turn her talents to fiction manga in order to give herself the emotional/mental space needed after a life lived so openly and publicly。 （Not to mention， in order to repair her relationship with her family。） My Alcoholic Escape From Reality is the follow-up， in which Kabi admits to a severe health crisis that made her question her coping mechanisms， what lies beneath th FIVE STARS: I look forward to re-reading this。When she "left" us at the end of My Solo Exchange Diary Vol。 2， Kabi was trying to turn her talents to fiction manga in order to give herself the emotional/mental space needed after a life lived so openly and publicly。 （Not to mention， in order to repair her relationship with her family。） My Alcoholic Escape From Reality is the follow-up， in which Kabi admits to a severe health crisis that made her question her coping mechanisms， what lies beneath them， and whether or not the artists she imagines herself becoming is in conflict with the artist she currently is。 Kabi Nagata feels like a friend， at this point。 Even though this book is not very "eventful，" I love reading her books -- they feel like long letters from a pen pal。 The details are maybe mundane， even painful to hear， but they carry the sense of someone I care about。 Someone whose story is unlike my own in a lot of ways， and yet is so honest about aspects of our basic compatibility （queerness， artistic struggles， mental and physical health struggles， the basic existential pain of personhood） that even a story filled with simple details feels like it speaks to very hungry corners of my heart。 And so I'm always eager for more。 Plus， while I loved the "ending" she gave us with My Solo Exchange Diary Vol。 2， this one is even better。 I look forward to the next time I hear from you， Kabi Nagata。 Until then: sending my love。 。。。more
tatsumi
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