Kimiko Does Cancer: A Graphic Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781551528199)

At the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer, mixed-race woman with no history of health problems whose world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In an instant, she became immersed in a new and complicated life of endless appointments, evaluations, and treatments, and difficult conversations with her partner and parents. Kimiko knew that this wasn't what being twenty-five was supposed to be like ... but then, she didn't have a choice.

With tender illustrations by Keet Geniza, Kimiko Does Cancer is a graphic memoir that upends the traditional "cancer narrative" from a young woman's perspective, confronting issues such as dating while in menopause, navigating work and treatment, and talking to well-meaning friends, health care professionals, and other cancer survivors with viewpoints different from her own. Not one for pink ribbons or runs for the cure, Kimiko seeks connection within the cancer community while also critiquing the mainstream cancer experience.

Honest and poignant, Kimiko Does Cancer is about finding one's own way out of a health crisis.

Author: Kimiko Tobimatsu
ISBN-10: 1551528193
ISBN-13: 9781551528199
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2020
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.90h x 8.00w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 09/28/2020
Booklist 10/15/2020 pg. 38