What do you think?
Rate this book
Assume Nothing: Evolution of a Bi-dyke Starring Liliane
Book by Franson, Leanne
80 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
36 people want to read
About the author
Leanne Franson
68 books4 followersBorn in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1963, Franson attended Concordia University in Montréal. She graduated in 1985 with distinction after studying fine arts, then went on to more specific study in ceramics at Banff Centre, School of Fine Arts in 1988-89.
While she considers herself a children's book illustrator first and foremost, she has also worked as a dishwasher, massage therapist, short-order cook, waitress, foot courier and clerk at a fine arts materials shop.
She is also the creator of the comic strip, "Liliane, Bi Dyke." The strip follows the life of a bisexual Canadian woman as she deals with difficulties in trying to conceive, experiences working for a sex hotline, attends the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, has relationship problems, etc.
Franson lives in Montreal with her son, Benjamin Taotao, Gretchen the Saint Bernard and two cats.
While she considers herself a children's book illustrator first and foremost, she has also worked as a dishwasher, massage therapist, short-order cook, waitress, foot courier and clerk at a fine arts materials shop.
She is also the creator of the comic strip, "Liliane, Bi Dyke." The strip follows the life of a bisexual Canadian woman as she deals with difficulties in trying to conceive, experiences working for a sex hotline, attends the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, has relationship problems, etc.
Franson lives in Montreal with her son, Benjamin Taotao, Gretchen the Saint Bernard and two cats.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 of 1 review
February 20, 2016
I always find it refreshing to pick up a comic book from time to time. While I am wholly an LGBT Sapiosexual and thoroughly enjoy the pleasures of intellectual literature, at times it's nice to let that go. To regress, if you will, and just delight in something less cerebral and more "down to earth". Such was the case with "Assume Nothing". And mind you, enjoy it I did.
First, allow me to start with the premise, although the blurb did a wonderful job of explaining it.
In this comic book we find a collection of several short stories. The first is Liliane's struggle to understand her sexuality, then it jumps into a comical skit about a piece of human skin found in her apartment, then we find some adventures in love and loss and finally, Liliane's obsession on wanting to become pregnant.
Each story is set in Canada, and wonderfully narrated in a way that is both entertaining and true to life. While this is a comic book, Liliane's struggles were very real and I could see anyone in today's society confronting such trails. I found myself giggling aloud many times, especially whenever I could relate to the happenings in the stories.
Unfortunately, there isn't much more that I can say about the comic book without spoiling it for future potential readers. So, I will leave it here. I will however, share with you a smidgen more, which I thought was particularly adorable. After some investigating, I utterly fell in love with the fact that the main character in the comic, Liliane, was modeled after the author.
Also, the actual imagery inside of the comic book was very nice as well. Here is a snippet.
I can honestly tell you that if you like comic books and would like to support the LGBT community further, please, pick up a copy of one of Ms. Franson's comics. Anyone, I am sure, will do to satisfy the desire to read something likable and modest. "Assume Nothing" has acquired 5 stars from me. Cheers.
First, allow me to start with the premise, although the blurb did a wonderful job of explaining it.
In this comic book we find a collection of several short stories. The first is Liliane's struggle to understand her sexuality, then it jumps into a comical skit about a piece of human skin found in her apartment, then we find some adventures in love and loss and finally, Liliane's obsession on wanting to become pregnant.
Each story is set in Canada, and wonderfully narrated in a way that is both entertaining and true to life. While this is a comic book, Liliane's struggles were very real and I could see anyone in today's society confronting such trails. I found myself giggling aloud many times, especially whenever I could relate to the happenings in the stories.
Unfortunately, there isn't much more that I can say about the comic book without spoiling it for future potential readers. So, I will leave it here. I will however, share with you a smidgen more, which I thought was particularly adorable. After some investigating, I utterly fell in love with the fact that the main character in the comic, Liliane, was modeled after the author.
Also, the actual imagery inside of the comic book was very nice as well. Here is a snippet.
I can honestly tell you that if you like comic books and would like to support the LGBT community further, please, pick up a copy of one of Ms. Franson's comics. Anyone, I am sure, will do to satisfy the desire to read something likable and modest. "Assume Nothing" has acquired 5 stars from me. Cheers.
Displaying 1 of 1 review