11 must-read bande dessinée books like The Lie And How We Told It by Tommi Parrish

Cover of The Lie And How We Told It by Tommi Parrish

The Lie And How We Told It

By: Tommi Parrish

3.67

Format: 123 pages, Hardcover

Parrish’s emotionally loaded, painted graphic novel is is a visual tour de force, always in the ser…

If you liked the bande dessinée plot in The Lie And How We Told It by Tommi Parrish , here is a list of 11 books like this:

1. Juliette - Les fantômes reviennent au printemps

By: Camille Jourdy

3.57

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Apres le succes de la trilogie Rosalie Blum, Camille Jourdy revient avec un nouveau roman graphique… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary

2. Boundless

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.68

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

The cartoonist of This One Summerand SuperMutant Magic Academyexplores the virtual and IRL world of… read more

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3. Three Shadows

By: Edward Gauvin , Cyril Pedrosa

3.55

Format: 320 pages,

Back then, life was simple and sweet. The taste of cherries, the cool shade, the smell of the river… read more

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4. The Death-Ray

By: Daniel Clowes

4.15

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

ON TIME, NPR AND USA TODAY'S BEST-OF 2011 LISTS! WINNER OF THE EISNER, HARVEY AND IGNATZ AWARDS Tee… read more

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5. Monica

By: Daniel Clowes

3.95

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
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6. Acting Class

By: Nick Drnaso

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina."Every single p… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Roaming by Jillian Tamaki

7. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's Roaming book and Tommi Parrish's The Lie And How We Told It

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Mimosa: A Graphic Novel by Archie Bongiovanni

8. Mimosa: A Graphic Novel

By: Archie Bongiovanni

3.73

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Archie Bongiovanni, the comics artist behind the award-winning hit A Quick and Easy Guide to They/T… read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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9. Firebugs

By: Nino Bulling

3.97

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

Actually, everything is perfectly okay. Ingken is together with Lily, who seems to be content with … read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Parenthesis by Élodie Durand

10. Parenthesis

By: Élodie Durand

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A triumph of graphic memoir, Parenthesis narrates the author's experience with tumor-related epilep… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • bande dessinée
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11. Work-Life Balance

By: Aisha Franz

3.20

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A cutting portrayal of the pursuit of work-life balance from the cartoonist of Shit is Real To a… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Ephemera by Briana Loewinsohn

12. Ephemera

By: Briana Loewinsohn

4.00

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

A debut graphic novel that poignantly blends memoir, magic realism, and graphic medicine. Ephem… read more

Similar categories in Briana Loewinsohn's Ephemera book and Tommi Parrish's The Lie And How We Told It

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
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13. Stone Fruit

By: Lee Lai

4.06

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Bron and Ray are a queer couple who enjoy their role as the fun weirdo aunties to Ray’s niece, six-… read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Rave by Jessica   Campbell

14. Rave

By: Jessica Campbell

3.65

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

A queer coming-of-age story, complete with secret cigarettes, gross gym teachers, and a lot of chur… read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Lie And How We Told It by Tommi Parrish

15. The Lie And How We Told It

By: Tommi Parrish

3.67

Format: 123 pages, Hardcover

Parrish’s emotionally loaded, painted graphic novel is is a visual tour de force, always in the ser… read more

Similar categories in Tommi Parrish's The Lie And How We Told It book and Tommi Parrish's The Lie And How We Told It

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • bisexual
  • queer
Cover of Blood of the Virgin by Sammy Harkham

16. Blood of the Virgin

By: Sammy Harkham

3.70

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

“A story about storytelling...Conjures up the grindhouse movie-making scene in 1970s Los Angeles an… read more

Similar categories in Sammy Harkham's Blood of the Virgin book and Tommi Parrish's The Lie And How We Told It

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Slash Them All by Antoine Maillard

17. Slash Them All

By: Antoine Maillard

3.09

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

2022 WINNER for Best Crime Graphic Novel at the Angouleme International Comics Festival Two high s… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Walk Me to the Corner by Anneli Furmark

18. Walk Me to the Corner

By: Anneli Furmark

3.92

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Stability withers where passion blossoms in this cool-toned meditation on mid-life relationships.A … read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Alison by Lizzy Stewart

19. Alison

By: Lizzy Stewart

4.35

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

This graphic novel chronicles the fictional life story of Alison Porter, whose talent as a painter … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of It's Not What You Thought It Would Be by Lizzy Stewart

20. It's Not What You Thought It Would Be

By: Lizzy Stewart

3.67

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

This poignant coming-of-age story follows several young women on their circuitous paths to adulthoo… read more

Similar categories in Lizzy Stewart's It's Not What You Thought It Would Be book and Tommi Parrish's The Lie And How We Told It

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • bande dessinée
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
Cover of Enlightened Transsexual Comix by Sam Szabo

21. Enlightened Transsexual Comix

By: Sam Szabo

4.52

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

"Perfectly balanced and ridiculously funny, Enlightened Transsexual Comix is an out-of-this-world p… read more

Similar categories in Sam Szabo's Enlightened Transsexual Comix book and Tommi Parrish's The Lie And How We Told It

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
  • queer

15 Top fiction books like The Lie And How We Told It by Tommi Parrish

Juliette - Les fantômes reviennent au printemps

Camille Jourdy

3.57

Transform Your Habits

Monica

Daniel Clowes

3.95

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Acting Class

Nick Drnaso

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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Keeping Two

Jordan Crane

3.61

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Acting Class

Nick Drnaso

4.19

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Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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Girl Juice

Benji Nate

3.95

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