AustLit
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'Eliza is a thirtysomething struggling single mother and poet. Sasha, a twentysomething yearning for direction in life, just moved back in with her parents and dabbles as a sex worker. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that, as it veers towards something more, becomes a deeply resonant exploration of how far people are willing to go to find intimacy in a society that is increasingly closed off. Parrish's fully realised characters and gorgeously painted pages make Men I Trust one of the most moving and insightful works of fiction in any medium this year.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
The Language of Images : Judging a Graphic Book by Its Cover
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 449 2022; (p. 48-49)
— Review of Stone Fruit 2021 single work graphic novel ; Men I Trust 2022 single work graphic novel 'The covers of comic books/graphic novels/sequential narratives, call them what you will, have a fundamentally different relationship to the contents of their books than the covers of ‘ordinary’, text-only works. For the latter, the cover image is usually produced by a designer whom the author does not know and may never meet. In the case of comics, however, the cover image is made by the same hand that creates the images that proliferate within the book. The cover of a text-only book is communicating a sense of what the book is like through the totally different language of images. For the browser, that’s like trying to decide whether to attend a concert on the strength of a billposter. With a comic book, the sort of thing you see on the cover is the sort of thing you get inside. A comic book begins before you even open it. Basically, you can judge a comic book by its cover.' (Introduction) -
Books Roundup
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , November 2022;
— Review of Tell Me Again 2022 single work autobiography ; Men I Trust 2022 single work graphic novel ; The Glass House 2022 single work novel ; The Lovers 2022 single work novel -
Ever Had a Weirdly Intense Friendship? Tommi Parrish’s Latest Book Is for You
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 November 2022;
— Review of Men I Trust 2022 single work graphic novel'The Australian artist and author spent three years hand-painting Men I Trust, a graphic novel about a relationship that becomes uncomfortably ambiguous' (Publication summary)
-
Tommi Parrish : Men I Trust
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 5-11 November 2022;
— Review of Men I Trust 2022 single work graphic novel'Men I Trust is the sophomore graphic novel from Australian (now Montreal-based) Tommi Parrish. Like fellow artists Simon Hanselmann, Lee Lai and Adrian Tomine, Parrish’s work summons a mumblecore – the indie film genre that quietly flourished in the early 2000s – sensibility. But while mumblecore on film – with its dialogue-heavy, action-light plots and inwardly obsessed protagonists – arguably registered as somewhat twee and myopic, in graphic novel form this approach to storytelling is much more nuanced and affecting. Men I Trust sees Parrish perfectly capture the vulnerability, tension and flux of navigating relationships – romantic, familial, self-fulfilment – under the pressures of capitalism.' (Introduction)
-
Tommi Parrish : Men I Trust
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 5-11 November 2022;
— Review of Men I Trust 2022 single work graphic novel'Men I Trust is the sophomore graphic novel from Australian (now Montreal-based) Tommi Parrish. Like fellow artists Simon Hanselmann, Lee Lai and Adrian Tomine, Parrish’s work summons a mumblecore – the indie film genre that quietly flourished in the early 2000s – sensibility. But while mumblecore on film – with its dialogue-heavy, action-light plots and inwardly obsessed protagonists – arguably registered as somewhat twee and myopic, in graphic novel form this approach to storytelling is much more nuanced and affecting. Men I Trust sees Parrish perfectly capture the vulnerability, tension and flux of navigating relationships – romantic, familial, self-fulfilment – under the pressures of capitalism.' (Introduction)
-
Ever Had a Weirdly Intense Friendship? Tommi Parrish’s Latest Book Is for You
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 11 November 2022;
— Review of Men I Trust 2022 single work graphic novel'The Australian artist and author spent three years hand-painting Men I Trust, a graphic novel about a relationship that becomes uncomfortably ambiguous' (Publication summary)
-
Books Roundup
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , November 2022;
— Review of Tell Me Again 2022 single work autobiography ; Men I Trust 2022 single work graphic novel ; The Glass House 2022 single work novel ; The Lovers 2022 single work novel -
The Language of Images : Judging a Graphic Book by Its Cover
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 449 2022; (p. 48-49)
— Review of Stone Fruit 2021 single work graphic novel ; Men I Trust 2022 single work graphic novel 'The covers of comic books/graphic novels/sequential narratives, call them what you will, have a fundamentally different relationship to the contents of their books than the covers of ‘ordinary’, text-only works. For the latter, the cover image is usually produced by a designer whom the author does not know and may never meet. In the case of comics, however, the cover image is made by the same hand that creates the images that proliferate within the book. The cover of a text-only book is communicating a sense of what the book is like through the totally different language of images. For the browser, that’s like trying to decide whether to attend a concert on the strength of a billposter. With a comic book, the sort of thing you see on the cover is the sort of thing you get inside. A comic book begins before you even open it. Basically, you can judge a comic book by its cover.' (Introduction)
