Stone Fruit
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Lee Lai
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Summary
Bron and Ray are a queer couple who enjoy their role as the fun weirdo aunties to Ray’s niece， six-year-old Nessie。 Their playdates are little oases of wildness， joy， and ease in all three of their lives， which ping-pong between familial tensions and deep-seated personal stumbling blocks。 As their emotional intimacy erodes， Ray and Bron isolate from each other and attempt to repair their broken family ties — Ray with her overworked， resentful single-mother sister and Bron with her religious teenage sister who doesn’t fully grasp the complexities of gender identity。 Taking a leap of faith， each opens up and learns they have more in common with their siblings than they ever knew。
At turns joyful and heartbreaking， Stone Fruit reveals through intimately naturalistic dialog and blue-hued watercolor how painful it can be to truly become vulnerable to your loved ones — and how fulfilling it is to be finally understood for who you are。 Lee Lai is one of the most exciting new voices to break into the comics medium and she has created one of the truly sophisticated graphic novel debuts in recent memory。
At turns joyful and heartbreaking， Stone Fruit reveals through intimately naturalistic dialog and blue-hued watercolor how painful it can be to truly become vulnerable to your loved ones — and how fulfilling it is to be finally understood for who you are。 Lee Lai is one of the most exciting new voices to break into the comics medium and she has created one of the truly sophisticated graphic novel debuts in recent memory。
Reviews
Abby Jordan
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This was interesting and cute and I liked the complexity of the characters and stories
Frances
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I thought this medium was a good way to tell this story。 The main characters are complex and have flawed relationships， later in the book they try to mend them with their families。 And then with each other， but as friends。
Carson
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this wrecked me and made me cry and left me feeling very understood and very human and comforted by the complex portrayal of queerness and transness and family。
Matt
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Be a snail for a while maybe but not forever。
Emma Widstrand
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Jag läser inte mycket serier， men efter denna känner jag att jag borde göra det mer！ Stenfrukt är en vacker， smärtsam， ärlig historia om kärlek， familjerelationer， psykisk ohälsa och queeridentitet。 Trots att det inte är mycket text känner jag så mycket av denna， och illustrationerna är verkligen fina！
Amelie
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Vraiment un beau livre sur la réconciliation familiale qui n'est pas toujours possible。 Je le recommande。 Vraiment un beau livre sur la réconciliation familiale qui n'est pas toujours possible。 Je le recommande。 。。。more
Tracey
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This graphic novel is so different from anything I have read before。 The water color artwork is intriguing and softens the look of the three characters who spend time running wild and imagining themselves in monstrous forms （think Where the Wild Things Are）。 One of these characters is a young kid and the two adults are her aunts。 When the aunts break up， the families reel from the sudden return of each person to the family fold and conflict arises from it。 I wanted different character developmen This graphic novel is so different from anything I have read before。 The water color artwork is intriguing and softens the look of the three characters who spend time running wild and imagining themselves in monstrous forms （think Where the Wild Things Are）。 One of these characters is a young kid and the two adults are her aunts。 When the aunts break up， the families reel from the sudden return of each person to the family fold and conflict arises from it。 I wanted different character development for Bron and her family。 Ray and Nessie and Amanda felt easier to access and so it was easier to relate to them。 It felt like Bron was hidden， even from the reader， but overall it'd be a good addition to the queer graphic novel canon。 。。。more
Sunny
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Taylor Swift songs: seven， right where you left me， ivy
Annie L
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Une femme trans et son amoureuse， bouleversées par les questionnements de la première， autour desquelles gravite une petite fille pleine d'énergie et d'imagination。 Une femme trans et son amoureuse， bouleversées par les questionnements de la première， autour desquelles gravite une petite fille pleine d'énergie et d'imagination。 。。。more
TammyJo Eckhart
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Normally I can handle an intense personal story， but this one was just too much for me， possibly because I was often confused at points about who Bron was and what her struggle with her family was until more than half-way through the book。 Even though I can empathize with struggles about gender， sexuality， personal mental health issue， I just didn't get enough from any one character to feel the connection I need to rate a book the highest。 Normally I can handle an intense personal story， but this one was just too much for me， possibly because I was often confused at points about who Bron was and what her struggle with her family was until more than half-way through the book。 Even though I can empathize with struggles about gender， sexuality， personal mental health issue， I just didn't get enough from any one character to feel the connection I need to rate a book the highest。 。。。more
Brian
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This is another story of difficulties in a romantic relationship， and the story is good。 In this case， the women are lesbians， and they have to deal with one of the woman's sister and that sister's difficulty dealing with that relationship。 There are issues of perceived homophobia， misunderstandings， resentments， and more。The art， however， is， well， weird。 It works somewhat， especially where characters are letting themselves run free。 The art is somewhat crude which pretty much eliminates facial This is another story of difficulties in a romantic relationship， and the story is good。 In this case， the women are lesbians， and they have to deal with one of the woman's sister and that sister's difficulty dealing with that relationship。 There are issues of perceived homophobia， misunderstandings， resentments， and more。The art， however， is， well， weird。 It works somewhat， especially where characters are letting themselves run free。 The art is somewhat crude which pretty much eliminates facial expressions。 I think some people might dislike this book for that reason。 I had difficulty at first。 I never liked it， I just became used to it。 。。。more
Breena Nuñez
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All of the characters really pulled me into this world Lee Lai created。 I was already enthralled by Lai's gorgeous line work from seeing her posts on Instagram， but to hold a book in my hands and see panels coming to live with touches of gouache made the reading experience feel so ethereal and poetic。 The visual language developed for the feeling of being free/liberated through the shapeshifting main characters into feral beasts was the sprinkle of magic that made this story so interesting to me All of the characters really pulled me into this world Lee Lai created。 I was already enthralled by Lai's gorgeous line work from seeing her posts on Instagram， but to hold a book in my hands and see panels coming to live with touches of gouache made the reading experience feel so ethereal and poetic。 The visual language developed for the feeling of being free/liberated through the shapeshifting main characters into feral beasts was the sprinkle of magic that made this story so interesting to me。 。。。more
Jo
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mcnally jackson， beautiful art， 30 min， lovely
Brianna Sowinski
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This is one of my top graphic novels of the year so far。 The artwork is amazing， I love how Lee Lai depicts the feral play of childhood and the magic there and the transition back to normal life with all of its problems。 The story is heartbreakingly human and honest。
Margaret Gerberding
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A wonderful graphic novel about love， family， depression， and being true to yourself。
Andrea Arango
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Can we talk about adult graphic novels？ Because seriously， lately they've been breaking my heart 😂😭STONE FRUIT， which explores intimacy in queer romantic & familial relationships， is truly excellent， though I'd recommend it more for a sad rainy day than one where you feel like you have everything together 😬。 It's got:🍑 Queer Aunties🍑 Trans Rep🍑 A Painful Breakup🍑 Sister Relationships 🍑 Parenting As Aunties 🍑 Mental Health Struggles 🍑 Playing Pretend STONE FRUIT is a quiet and intricate story tha Can we talk about adult graphic novels？ Because seriously， lately they've been breaking my heart 😂😭STONE FRUIT， which explores intimacy in queer romantic & familial relationships， is truly excellent， though I'd recommend it more for a sad rainy day than one where you feel like you have everything together 😬。 It's got:🍑 Queer Aunties🍑 Trans Rep🍑 A Painful Breakup🍑 Sister Relationships 🍑 Parenting As Aunties 🍑 Mental Health Struggles 🍑 Playing Pretend STONE FRUIT is a quiet and intricate story that gave me similar vibes to This One Summer （Tamaki） and Are You Listening？ （Walden）， so if you liked those YAs and want a more adult story， this one is for you。 。。。more
Evelyn
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2。8
Rebecca
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4。5 stars。 This broke my heart multiple times in the best way。
April Dickinson
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Tender story and very sweet characters。 Unusual and interesting illustrations。
Kirby
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holy shit。 read it in one sitting。 hit really close to home。 ouch！
Danielle
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I really appreciated Stone Fruit's depth - I relate to both Ray and Bron， and this was a nuanced portrayal of a queer relationship。 Nessie was also so cute - all of the supporting characters were interesting， even at the points when you hated them。 I really appreciated Stone Fruit's depth - I relate to both Ray and Bron， and this was a nuanced portrayal of a queer relationship。 Nessie was also so cute - all of the supporting characters were interesting， even at the points when you hated them。 。。。more
Sebastian Wulff
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I am kind of speechless。 This was such an intricate story about two complicated families and one complicated relationship… The characters， especially Nessie， who was ADORABLE， were so detailed and complex… I really liked that one。 It’s only 4 and not 5 stars simply because the book didn’t get me emotionally as much as I would have liked。 I felt for the characters， but I expected a bit more in that regard。 Despite that minor flaw， great book。 Definitely recommend。
Erin
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An uncomfortably honest examination of the dissolution of a relationship， mental health issues， and family shit。
rachel ~ trans rights are human rights
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oof。 this one is sad。 sad and real and hopeful。 the art is absolutely gorgeous， and i love the scenes in the park。 the characters are excellent and feel real， fully dimensional humans。 highly recommend this one！！
Kaitlin
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A devastating， powerful graphic novel about two women， Bron and Ray， who care for a cool kid Nessie， and their respective siblings/families。 Lai deftly interweaves Bron and Roy's relationship arc with the individual backgrounds of their families， revealing the character's insecurities， internal thoughts， and longings。 In the book launch for this project， Lai mentioned that she took a screenwriting course in the process of making Stone Fruit， and it shows in the character's embodied， realistic di A devastating， powerful graphic novel about two women， Bron and Ray， who care for a cool kid Nessie， and their respective siblings/families。 Lai deftly interweaves Bron and Roy's relationship arc with the individual backgrounds of their families， revealing the character's insecurities， internal thoughts， and longings。 In the book launch for this project， Lai mentioned that she took a screenwriting course in the process of making Stone Fruit， and it shows in the character's embodied， realistic dialogue， as well as how details from their lives and past are revealed naturally and gradually。 In addition to engrossing relationship/family stories， the book's art is truly exceptional。 Lai's hand-painted gouache panels are full of both detail and feeling， she manages to compose so much within the book's palette of black and cool blues。 She varies between more spare linework for flashback sequences and fully-illustrated backgrounds for context/emotional beats， and these two styles play off each other effectively。 This graphic novel packs an emotional punch and is beautiful to behold。 I would recommend it to people who've never read a comic before， and people who love comics， and everyone in between。 。。。more
Zoey MB
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With so little dialogues and amazing art， Lee Lai accurately fleshes out characters and a story about queer heartbreak， family and parenting。 A little gem of a comicbook that made my heart ache in all the right places。
Nate
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Cute。 Sad。 Relatable。
Amy
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A lovely， introspective story of all kinds of relationships and connection and self。
Patricia
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A slice of life。 I read the description on the back of the book after reading and it summed it up pretty well。 I read this without really knowing what it was about except that it included queerness and I kind of recommend reading it that way。 If you’re looking for a feel good book， thjs might not be it however if you’re looking for observing complex people then take the time to meet Auntie Ray， Auntie Bron， Amanda， and Nessie。
Hannah
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sad， melancholic， relationships， family， lgbt， children， emotions， mental healthgreat depiction of the inter-workings of relationships， love the monster-like 'feral' art style to show characters in a free/playful state。 I unfortunately became confused by Bron's identity。 Ray at some point mentions that Bron is trans， and Bron's father avoids gendered language at one point。 Bron's birth name is Bronwyn， which is feminine， and the name Bron is masculine。 Ray uses she/her pronouns when talking abou sad， melancholic， relationships， family， lgbt， children， emotions， mental healthgreat depiction of the inter-workings of relationships， love the monster-like 'feral' art style to show characters in a free/playful state。 I unfortunately became confused by Bron's identity。 Ray at some point mentions that Bron is trans， and Bron's father avoids gendered language at one point。 Bron's birth name is Bronwyn， which is feminine， and the name Bron is masculine。 Ray uses she/her pronouns when talking about Bron， which leads me to believe either Bron is nonbinary （with pronouns of the she/they/he variety） or Ray is not using the proper pronouns。 I really wish that was clearer。 My husband is a trans man， so if I'm confused。。。。what's going on？？ Other than that， lovely （but kinda sad） graphic novel。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Stone Fruit
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Stone Fruit&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Stone Fruit&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0