3.5 stars

"Others’ lives are beautifully peopled."

Kari is an lgbtq+ graphic novel written by one of India’s first female graphic novelists. Published in 2007, it was considered ground-breaking & acclaimed profusely.

Kari is a warm & cosy book to curl up to. It is one of the first graphic novels I have read & I liked the way it flowed even though the artwork was a little unremarkable. The writing is beautiful in certain parts and it’s written almost poetically, so there are abrupt changes & unexplained endings, not that I mind!
Not sure if it deserves the excessive praise it has received, but I can’t deny its cultural significance as it did break quite a few glass ceilings.

TW : mention of suicide