This entertaining, funny, and warmhearted chronicle of the rocky road toward self-acceptance is a real charmer." - Publishers WeeklyĪ gay giant can't hide. "Ebensperger debuts with a big pink splash in the forthright but lighthearted memoir. Who knows what the results will be.About the Book "Originally published in Spanish as Gay Gigante by Catalonia in Chile in 2016 and Tusquets Editores in Mexico in 2017."-Title page verso. It is complicated and while I like it, I am not sure how to recommend other than saying, “Give it a shot.
However, it is a book everyone probably should read, just not necessarily will appreciate. I might be a little off and saying it is best for someone who is coming to terms with themselves and less for the family and friends of a person coming out. I think that is because they might not be what I wanted, but the illustrations are what the book/story needs. They are oddly contradictory where I was both disappointed and really enjoyed them. I am not sure if it was my reader copy, but if the final images stay the same, we will be getting some pink images, with little in the way of other colors. This is illustration first (and they are simple, minimal to no detail and not really “fleshed” out) and the text is fitted to it on the page. The artwork is little different than a usual graphic novel by the art being the focus and the text secondary but also, graphic novels can be text heavy and this one almost adds text as an afterthought, or “by the way, a quick note that I just thought of and maybe you would be interested in but sorry to bother you” way.
The voice is that of Now Ebensperger remembering Then and has the love and understanding of what he has learned.
The currently contemporary voice of Ebensperger tells us how he was, is and will be (future Gabriel has no problem being himself and loves a good 1980s reference, but then again, most of his life has had some wonderful pop references). It is an art book, a journal, a peek into the mind of one person coming to terms with the fact that it is okay to be you, it is okay to be bigger than life as you try to live it, and it is okay to be gay (both meanings, happy and homosexual). Yes, a graphic novel is what Gay Giant by Gabriel Ebensperger is called, but it is not the usual format of one.
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