Shortcomings

by Adrian Tomine

Book, 2007

Publication

Drawn and Quarterly (2009), Edition: 1 Reprint, 104 pages

Content and Summary Info

Bisexual Content: A supporting character (cisgender woman) is bisexual.

Intersecting Marginalized Identities: A main character (cisgender straight man) is Asian, Japanese. Another main character (cisgender lesbian woman) is Asian, Korean.

Publisher's Summary: Ben Tanaka has problems. In addition to being rampantly critical, sarcastic, and insensitive, his long-term relationship is awash in turmoil. His girlfriend, Miko Hayashi, suspects that Ben has a wandering eye, and more to the point, it's wandering in the direction of white women. This accusation (and its various implications) becomes the subject of heated, spiralling debate, setting in motion a story that pits California against New York, devotion against desire, and trust against truth.

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