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Yu+Me: dream #1-3
YU+ME: dream Omnibus Book One
Fiona's life is the pits. Her mother is dead, her father absent and her stepmother hates her. At school, she is always in trouble with the head nun, and her classmates think she's weird. She escapes by sleeping all the time. But Lia, a new girl at school, could change all that. Suddenly, Fiona has a friend. Fiona has more than a friend. Will her secret romance make life sweeter, or will it put an even bigger target on her back?
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First published January 1, 2014
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Megan Rose Gedris
61 books136 followersMegan Rose Gedris, aka Rosalarian, is a comics writer and artist based in Chicago. She started making webcomics in 2002, with a focus on women and LGBTQ characters, as well as body/sex positivity. Her style is expressive with a penchant for bright colors and textures. She designs fabric for fun. When not making comics, she performs burlesque around the country as “the comic stripper” Florence of a’Labia.
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May 8, 2017
I read YU+ME a looooooooooong time ago when it was a webcomic. I was drawn to the site from the weird and fantastical art I kept seeing. Which was good because it warned me that the story was going to go somewhere that I was not expecting. Yu+Me starts out as a slice-of-life romance between two high school girls. It's sweet, silly, definitely betrays the youth of Gedris, but was ultimately an important story for when it was first being produced. To many, it might seem dated today because it is. But there wasn't much like it in the early days of webcomics, and it was a wonderful thing to see a book filled with queer, particularly lesbian characters! The art isn't very good yet, the narrative is immature, but that didn't really matter to teenage me.
This first omnibus edition deals entirely with the romance plot and... I am going to spoil something for you because I worry that new readers might drop the story if they do not know what is coming. So was Yu+Me amazing from day one? Not really. Gedris' art has improved exponentially as she's aged, and this book is from the early days from her career. But damn do I still love this comic, and I am so glad to have a copy of this beautifully done omnibus edition!
This first omnibus edition deals entirely with the romance plot and... I am going to spoil something for you because I worry that new readers might drop the story if they do not know what is coming. So was Yu+Me amazing from day one? Not really. Gedris' art has improved exponentially as she's aged, and this book is from the early days from her career. But damn do I still love this comic, and I am so glad to have a copy of this beautifully done omnibus edition!
September 14, 2020
This is a long time favorite of mine.
November 12, 2020
I read this as a teenager in the 2010s and revisited it in 2020 as a young adult. I wish it held up better. This review is only for Omnibus Book 1, as I have not reread Book 2.
I read this with my girlfriend (who had never read it before) which ended up shedding some light on things that I think I would've otherwise glossed over due to my nostalgia for it.
There are... a lot of things that seem dated, I think partially due to the time this was written and also the author's young age and lack of experience at the time, which she acknowledges to an extent in the author's notes at the end of each chapter.
The biggest issue is that (unintentionally, I'm sure!) this first half borders on racist at times. The main character's conscience is represented as a caricature of a "ghetto" Black woman who speaks in exaggerated AAVE, and the only other characters of color are two antagonists.
For me, who knew the twist coming at the end of Book 1, I was able to breeze through the cliche teen melodrama fairly easily. But for my girlfriend, who went into the book with no spoilers, this was a slog. She felt that the twist wasn't properly foreshadowed, and from the author's notes, it looks like the author agrees. When I was a teenager, this first half was interesting as well, but I think either due to my age or the wider availability of lesbian stories these days, it just felt like a meandering and fairly boring preamble to the actual story.
The other issue, as others have pointed out, is the art. It definitely gets better between the start and the end of this book, with the author growing out of a clearly manga-inspired style and into her own style. The only major art problem by the end of the book is that it still seems like everyone has the same nose.
Additionally, the way James (one of the antagonists and the only man of color) is drawn comes off as a bit jarring. My girlfriend kept saying, "Why does he look like an old man?" I think the author wanted to convey a stereotypical ugly nerd guy, but it's a bit uncomfortable how extremely this is done, given his status as one of those very few characters of color.
So, that's my review. I adored this series as a teenager and hopefully, if I read Book 2, that second half will hold up better than the first.
I read this with my girlfriend (who had never read it before) which ended up shedding some light on things that I think I would've otherwise glossed over due to my nostalgia for it.
There are... a lot of things that seem dated, I think partially due to the time this was written and also the author's young age and lack of experience at the time, which she acknowledges to an extent in the author's notes at the end of each chapter.
The biggest issue is that (unintentionally, I'm sure!) this first half borders on racist at times. The main character's conscience is represented as a caricature of a "ghetto" Black woman who speaks in exaggerated AAVE, and the only other characters of color are two antagonists.
For me, who knew the twist coming at the end of Book 1, I was able to breeze through the cliche teen melodrama fairly easily. But for my girlfriend, who went into the book with no spoilers, this was a slog. She felt that the twist wasn't properly foreshadowed, and from the author's notes, it looks like the author agrees. When I was a teenager, this first half was interesting as well, but I think either due to my age or the wider availability of lesbian stories these days, it just felt like a meandering and fairly boring preamble to the actual story.
The other issue, as others have pointed out, is the art. It definitely gets better between the start and the end of this book, with the author growing out of a clearly manga-inspired style and into her own style. The only major art problem by the end of the book is that it still seems like everyone has the same nose.
Additionally, the way James (one of the antagonists and the only man of color) is drawn comes off as a bit jarring. My girlfriend kept saying, "Why does he look like an old man?" I think the author wanted to convey a stereotypical ugly nerd guy, but it's a bit uncomfortable how extremely this is done, given his status as one of those very few characters of color.
So, that's my review. I adored this series as a teenager and hopefully, if I read Book 2, that second half will hold up better than the first.
October 17, 2018
Happy to admit that my review of this is heavily coloured by nostalgia, but I do truly love this story.
It is beautiful, depressing, funny, heartwarming and heartbreaking.
It is fantastic exploration of sexual identity and all the confusion and depression that comes with figuring that out as a teenager. When I was a teenager I read a whole lot of webcomics, but none were as important to me as this one, it really helped me through my own struggles with sexuality and depression, and gave me more reasons to stay anchored in reality.
The characters are all great fun; even the antagonists, who sometimes manage to give it a bit of a fairytale feel. Especially with evil stepmothers and running away to the ball.
I feel like anyone who read this as it was initially released would agree to the importance of the story, but even several years later enough of it holds up to be worth reading.
The art starts off pretty shaky but it does improve (and there's an argument to be made that this serves the narrative).
It is beautiful, depressing, funny, heartwarming and heartbreaking.
It is fantastic exploration of sexual identity and all the confusion and depression that comes with figuring that out as a teenager. When I was a teenager I read a whole lot of webcomics, but none were as important to me as this one, it really helped me through my own struggles with sexuality and depression, and gave me more reasons to stay anchored in reality.
The characters are all great fun; even the antagonists, who sometimes manage to give it a bit of a fairytale feel. Especially with evil stepmothers and running away to the ball.
I feel like anyone who read this as it was initially released would agree to the importance of the story, but even several years later enough of it holds up to be worth reading.
The art starts off pretty shaky but it does improve (and there's an argument to be made that this serves the narrative).
September 30, 2020
God this took forever to slog through. Can’t believe I’m gonna read part 2 now. >_>
December 3, 2015
Has a bit of a rocky start, but you see the author's art and storytelling improve throughout this first volume. Some characters and tropes may seem generic, but there is actually a good reason for it. It is difficult to explain without spoiling anything, but there is a major twist that completely alters the story in a stunning way. Overall a great LGBT comic series, but it requires some investment to reach the really good stuff.
January 3, 2015
It's a rocky start - the author definitely makes strides in storytelling over the course of this volume - but nonetheless I read the whole thing in under 24 hours (including sleep and a visit with family), so, yes, it's compelling. I'm glad I knew the spoiler at the end of the volume before I read it, or I would have been annoyed. As it is, I'm eager to start the second one immediately!
January 10, 2019
Revisiting my teenage bisexual awakening.
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