Status
Checked out
Publication
Drawn and Quarterly (2018), 256 pages
Description
When a birth defect wipes out the planet's entire population of men, Woman World rises out of society's ashes.
User reviews
LibraryThing member villemezbrown
Super fun!
The set-up: The world slowly changed as male babies stopped being born and the remaining men died off with the passage of time. But then natural disasters destroyed civilization, leaving the surviving women in a fairly functional post-apocalyptic dystopia (or utopia depending on one's
The execution: The story is told in a series of one- or two-page gag strips that were originally released on Instagram. Not only are they funny, they hang together well enough to weave an engaging tapestry of relationships: friendly, professional, familial, and romantic.
I would love to see a sequel filling out the details of events mentioned in the epilogue.
The set-up: The world slowly changed as male babies stopped being born and the remaining men died off with the passage of time. But then natural disasters destroyed civilization, leaving the surviving women in a fairly functional post-apocalyptic dystopia (or utopia depending on one's
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point of view) of small communities where they live and work together.The execution: The story is told in a series of one- or two-page gag strips that were originally released on Instagram. Not only are they funny, they hang together well enough to weave an engaging tapestry of relationships: friendly, professional, familial, and romantic.
I would love to see a sequel filling out the details of events mentioned in the epilogue.
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LibraryThing member emeraldreverie
It was ok. Some real funny bits and I like the art a lot. This is *very* binary and doesn't do a reassuring enough job addressing even binary trans folx to make me comfy or be ok recommending it to most of my pals. Overall, good but flawed in a way that erases me personally and many others.
LibraryThing member questbird
A comic look at a world where men have died out. Extremely "gentle" (ie. a bit insipid) humour. The characters were OK. Women here seem to have little difficulty adjusting to a world without men; they seem completely unnecessary, Disclaimer: I am a man so maybe I'm not supposed to find any of it
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LibraryThing member LibroLindsay
So many LOLZ. I want to read this forever.
LibraryThing member xaverie
This was a really funny, poignant look at a potential world without men decades into the future.
The art is basic, the lines simple and smooth, for the most part, but that's what works. I just loved the occasional change in style.
There were so many times I just burst out laughing.
The art is basic, the lines simple and smooth, for the most part, but that's what works. I just loved the occasional change in style.
There were so many times I just burst out laughing.
Awards
Prix Aurora Award (Finalist — Graphic Novel — 2019)
New York Public Library Best Books: For Adults (Top Ten — 2018)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2018-09-11
Physical description
256 p.; 6.11 inches
ISBN
1770463356 / 9781770463356
Local notes
graphic novels