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This coming-of-gender graphic novel debut from trans creator Joris Bas Backer is an enlightening and often hilarious tale that casts light on what it was like to be transgender before help was more accessible and widespread.When their Mum moves to another country to work on fixing the Millennium bug, Jet is forced to stay at a boarding house. But something’s not quite right, and it’s not just the out-of-control kids that Jet has to live with. Jet begins to notice that they don’t feel like the other girls in their class. Jet slowly begins to realise that they may be more of a boy than a girl. Is that even possible? And who do they talk to about these feelings?In 1999, when most people think that the world is about to end with the Y2K crash on the eve of the new Millennium, Jet is just trying to get through high school. When their Mom moves to another country to work on fixing the Millennium bug, Jet is forced to stay at a boarding house while they finish the school year, and they're not

如果我們只是光線投下的影子，性格與人生也隨著光影的細微變化而改變，那麼，我們究竟是在生活，還是觀看生活？在 The Spectators 中，法國藝術家 Victor Hussenot 從「旁觀者」的角度出發，以圖像小說形式描繪人與世界之間若即若離的關係。本書沒有依循傳統故事的起承轉合，而以簡短對話、舒緩節奏與帶有詩意的畫面逐步展開。Hussenot 運用細膩而柔和的色彩，引導讀者穿梭於人物、光影與思緒之間，整體風格令人聯想到法國新浪潮電影。這不只是一部用來追隨情節的圖像小說，更像一次安靜的觀看，讓讀者從畫面中慢慢形成自己的理解。● 法國藝術家 Victor Hussenot 創作，以光影與「旁觀者」概念思考人的存在與觀看● 簡短對話、舒緩節奏與非傳統敘事結構，帶有法國新浪潮電影般的風格● 柔和細膩的色彩成為敘事的一部分，適合喜歡藝術性與實驗性圖像小說的讀者What if we are merely shadows, our characters defined by a simple inflection of light? The realm of possibilities opens up, because in our world we are nothing but spectators.The Spectators unfolds as a poetic and philosophical introspection on the nature of man. Victor Hussenot's palette is awash with subtle color, gently carrying the narrative and allowing the reader to envelop themselves in the lyricism of the work. Reminiscent of French New Wave cinema with its clipped dialogue, gentle pacing, and departure from a classic narrative structure,The Spectators is an exciting new graphic novel by a unique illu