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Many love
272 pages
A warm, illustrated invitation to rethink everything you know about romance, jealousy, and the shape of a happy life.
What it feels like
Reading this illustrated memoir feels like sitting down for coffee with a deeply honest, funny friend who is eager to share the messy, beautiful truth about her love life. The pace is brisk and inviting, propelled by charming line drawings and a conversational prose style that effortlessly blends personal vulnerability with sociological curiosity. It wraps the reader in a warm, reflective mood, navigating the uncomfortable spikes of jealousy and the societal pressure to find 'the one' before blossoming into a joyful celebration of expansive, unconventional love. It will delight anyone who has ever felt stifled by traditional relationship milestones, offering a tender, witty, and deeply earnest exploration of how we can build lives filled with many different kinds of love.
- Mood
- intimate
- curious
- uplifting
- reflective
- Tone
- witty
- earnest
- vulnerable
- educational
- warm
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- redefining relationship success · navigating jealousy · the power of platonic love · queer self-discovery · unlearning societal norms
- The writing
- Conversational, candid, and deeply accessible, punctuated by charming and expressive hand-drawn illustrations.
- The arc
- Moves from the anxiety of failing at traditional monogamy to a joyful, expansive embrace of unconventional love and community.
- Who it's for
- Readers looking for a gentle, humorous, and deeply personal exploration of ethical non-monogamy and modern relationship structures.
Content notes
- discussions of jealousy
- sexual content
About the book
"Sophie Lucido Johnson gets a lot of questions when she tells people that she's polyamorous. Many Love is an intimate look at this often misunderstood practice: its history, its misconceptions, and Sophie's personal transformation from serial monogamist to proud polyamorist. After trying for years to emulate her boomer parents' forty-year and still-going-strong marriage, Sophie realized that maybe the love she was looking for was down a road less traveled. In this bold, illustrated memoir, she explores her sexuality, her values, and the versions of love our society accepts and practices. Along the way, she shares what it's like to play on Tinder side-by-side with your boyfriend, encounter--and surmount--many types of jealousy, learn the power of female friendship, and other amazing things that happened when she stopped looking for "the one." In a lot of ways, Many Love is Sophie's love letter to everyone she has ever cared for. Witty, insightful, and complete with illustrations, this debut provides a memorable glimpse into an unconventional life"--
"In this bold, illustrated memoir, a young woman shares both a personal and sociological take on modern, "unconventional" love, exploring her own transformation from serial monogamist to proud polyamorist"--
Description from Open Library.
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