by Liz Argall Content warning: this book contains attempted and completed suicide, teeth injuries, mental health institutions, physical restriction and electro convulsive therapy. The crisis Lifeline number in the U.S. and Canada is 988, in the U.K. it’s 999; and for elsewhere go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines. The Parakeet is done in a way that contains vivid images and use of color at times, but it is profoundly humanizing and fundamentally tender in its gaze.   Summary Espé (pen name pen name of Sébastien Porte if you’re struggling to find him on the internet) published Le Perroquet in 2017 and I applaud … Continue reading The Parakeet