Love Letters to Jane's World

Wryly funny collection of comic strips around Jane, a rather klutzy protagonist. Love the way that relationships in all their complictions and diversity are normalised and jibbed at.

Note: I received a copy of Love Letters to Jane's World by Paige Braddock via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Love Letters to Jane's World is a collection of strips that Paige Braddock started twenty years ago. Jane Wyatt, a young lesbian woman, is making her way through the world alongside friends who help her along the journey. Jane's World was the first comic strip published in many major newspaper markers that featured a lesbian main character. Love Letters to Jane's World collects some of the main storylines in Jane's life, and pairs them with love letters and notes of appreciation from fans. Having a physical copy of Love Letters to Jane's World to pick up whenever you needed a little laugh would be absolutely wonderful. The dialogue & communication in the strips are warm and laugh-out-loud funny. And, each story flows into each other, but they all can definitely stand up on their own. I absolutely loved how real the relationships got, even when placed in the most outrageous circumstances. I mean, come on, one strip Jane finds herself on an island filled with Amazons, and the next? She's being abducted by aliens. Sounds ridiculous, but it was still so much fun to read. There are even references to nerdy pop culture like Superman, Star Trek, and Star Wars; anyone that knows me, knows I love a good pop culture reference. One of my favorite aspects of Love Letters to Jane's World is the simple fact that the leading character is a lesbian. Sexual orientation clearly plays a role for the characters, but it doesn't define them. I think this is very important, especially as Jane's World was the first strip to be published in major newspapers. There's a collection of supporting characters in Jane's World, that pop out throughout the comic strips, and it's just as easy to fall in love with them, as it is to fall in love with Jane. All of them are out there helping her through her many obstacles (or, in some cases, hindering her). Following the collection of comic strips in Love Letters to Jane's World is a collection of rave reviews & fan mail. I truly believe that these reviews are well-deserved. As I didn't read Jane's World in the past, I wouldn't say that Love Letters to Jane's World is something I would pick up. For me, there's no nostalgic factor and I rarely read comic strips in the newspapers to begin with. However, It was an enjoyable read, and it's something that I believe others could find enjoyment in. Love Letters to Jane's World will be released on August 21st!