![]() Heartstopper is more than just a graphic novel, it's a much needed counter-narrative that features one of the best romances I've seen put to page, regardless of its intended audience. There certainly is a time and place for all kinds of stories, but when the default narrative for a community is one of tragedy, it can be a heart-breaking experience navigating fiction, especially while young. Heartstopper has its share of bittersweet moments, surely, but Alice Oseman has crafted an optimistic, uplifting, and wholesome love story that is a breath of fresh air after drowning in the waves of doomed romances between LGBTQ+ couples across all media and genres. Stories about the LGBTQ+ community have historically been grim, focusing on the hardships, struggles, and violence that people face simply by existing as queer in the world we live in. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the world of fiction, the space that's been carved out for marginalised people has been a small and uncomfortable one, often lacking in the things other people in society take for granted things like tenderness, hope, and joy. ![]()
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