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so good, refreshing and original.loved the sketches added to the book.
Such a refreshing story! Bianca after briefly experiencing life as a man, redefines her place and role in society as a woman, reclaiming equality! I loved the mix of old (contexte) and contemporary (thinking). Highly recommend this read!
I didn't care much for this style of artwork, but the story was pretty good. It was a bit more provocative than I had expected but the story was pretty complex which struck a nice balance. I went into this without knowing much of anything about it, but I thought the overall concept was very interesting. The ending felt a little abrupt, specifically the newly formed relationship with Bianca. Overall, it was pretty good.
A Man’s Skin by Hubert (script) and Zanzim (art).Loved the art (the layout is incredible) and the story is original and tackling universal themes such as gender, sexuality, LGBTQ+, compassion, religion, and morality through a captivating and subtle fable. A Man’s Skin invites us to the mad and noble quest for love.m/f, m/m 4 Stars
4.5 starsReally liked this. Its simple, colorful illustration tells a romantic story set in a medieval time of castles and courtship, but one that casts a humorously critical eye on pharisaical fundamentalism and strict gender roles. Nonetheless, its focus is on telling a charming, modern fairy tale and not delivering a screed.
Very cute and a lot gayer than expected. One of those attributes I share.
"...everything is the fault of women, succubus and temptresses! Men are poor little things at the mercy of our perverse appetites which they need to be protected from by veiling us from head to foot."I truly enjoyed this graphic novel -- I borrowed it from my local library, so now I have to go buy it. I hope that graphic novels like this (or any really) in literature classes, it's totally worth the discussion. The edition I borrowed (9781950912483) actually had "discussion" questions as an appen...
Hubert style is gorgeous, I mean gor-ge-o-us!! It makes you a part of the story istantly, and boy what a story! A very interesting narration that even if set in past times, explores a very actual theme: gender and sexuality. Both authors excelled in writing a story with a dense thematic but that is effectivly light, consistent and necessary.As a nonbinary person this was so interesting and efficent, I don't think that there's actual "trans representation" in this graphic novel but there are lots...
Imagine if Alison Bechdel wrote "Tale of Tales," and you've got the feel of this one. The extremely European Tintin-esque caricature look of the drawings took a while to win me over, but once it did I cherished this book. A strange, sometimes satirical but sometimes sincere, character study of a complicated family who possess a "man's skin" that can let a woman inhabit a man's body, Hubert's graphic novel is complicated, emotionally complex, kinky as hell, and comes to an unexpected but mostly s...
In Renaissance Italy, a young woman is betrothed to a man she knows nothing about. Her godmother loans her the family secret: a man's skin that she can wear as a disguise, going about town to learn the ways of men. She meets her fiance and learns he is gay, and now he is interested in her (although he only sees her as a man). Surprising ending.Funny and insightful on matters of gender and sexuality, as well as religion and women's rights. Might give it to mature teens. Interesting discussion gui...
Cool graphic novel about a woman that has the opportunity that every woman of our time would like to have: being seen and perceived as a man to avoid the annoying, judging and lustful eyes of people (mostly men) on her. This privilege will take the protagonist to fall in love and make painful decisions.I recommend this graphic novel to Middle Ages lovers and those men who never experienced the desire to "wear" a woman's skin.
It's a 7.In this graphic novel we follow Bianca, a young girl who's hand has been promised to a complete stanger, Giovanni. Days before the wedding, Bianca's godmother gives her a unique gift: a man's skin. Wearing the skin, Bianca is able to get inside the Men's world and really get to know her future husband, all while becoming aware of how utterly different she's treated and the things she, or he, is allowed to do now.The premise is amazing and opens the door to talk about crucial topics, suc...
This book was a very entertaining insight in how different of worlds men and women lived in during the Italian Renaissance. The rights and expectations for men and women are so different and so ingrained in them that they have a difficult time perceiving any other way of being. This book is not appropriate for kids.
This was such a page turner! A woman is about to marry in Renaissance Italy. She goes to her Grandma's house for some time before her wedding. Her grandma gives her a man's skin with which she uses to meet her husband who falls in love with her male persona. She learns he is gay. She learns about the freedom men have. This would be a great teaching asset. Some noteworthy parts are where the main character says that society would be better if "people stop treating women as inferior". Also her hus...
This was such an interesting graphic novel and I loved all the messages in the plot about gender equality and the link between religion and the oppression of women. It was interesting to see how some women accepted the patriarchal status quo, some complained about it but did nothing about it, and some, like Bianca decided to take a stand against it. The revolution in this book happens in a way that it's still profound(?) but it's not too extreme that people will resist change completely. Bianca
In Renaissance Italy, 18-year-old Bianca wishes she could first get to know the man to whom her parents have arranged her marriage. Her godmother has just the solution, a magical disguise that will make her appear as a man who can befriend the fiancé without all the scrutiny of parents and chaperones. As with most wishes, things do not go quite as Bianca imagined.Things stay fairly light, humorous, erotic, and adventurous despite touching on heavy themes like religious fanaticism, women's rights...
A woman in Ye Olde Italy is to be married-off by her parents. She would rather have a chance to get to know her husband before marriage. Shocking! Luckily, her family has passed down through the generations a man's skin that she can put on and pass for a man.The story gets much more gay than I expected, which was nice. The man's skin really creeps me out, though. It just looks gross, and I'll bet it is uncomfortable. But somehow the trick works, even when she is having intimate moments. The text...
4.5/5Damn. That was a fantastic story. All about complicated relationships, driven by social expectations and incongruity of wants and needs, with an ending that I think can be called happy. It's a shame that we don't get to see Bianca reveal to her husband that she's really Lorenzo but that's not really the point of the story now, is it? In a way, it adds another interesting layer, though.All real good stuff. I liked it.
I usually am not really into graphic novels but a friend gave me this one to read and I was pleasantly surprised. It was a great experience and a pretty quick read. The art style is stunning, and while the subject matter is quite dark and serious, there are some light touches of humor to be found here and there that are refreshing. There are strong themes of injustice and sexism here, in an Italian Renaissance setting where women were forced to accept their place and fate without even considerin...
Mixed feelings about this one. It wasn’t *as* bad as I was worried it would be, in terms of how it addressed transmasculinity, but that was in part because it deliberately distanced itself from that topic in an odd way. “Could’ve been worse” is what I’m left with. I would probably not recommend it others.