Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

200 reviews

pobi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.75

It was very good, and relatively thought provoking but I didn't really love it. Then again, memoir are not often my favourite, and neither are sad books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

bisexualwentworth's review against another edition

5.0

This is a classic for a reason. It's so layered and complex while also so efficient and straightforward. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Pedophilia

ncghammo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

bashsbooks's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

I can see why this memoir is so popular and formative. Bechdel has a gift for weaving her father's queer story with her own, rife with literary references to connect them both. I would have probably given this 5 stars, but I am also reading The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For right now, and I think Bechdel is better at writing a fictional comic serial than a memoir. Totally different genres, though. Both worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Infidelity and Alcohol

shopgiri's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

Really hits you in the gut. The tension in Bechdel's home really comes through the pages; you really feel it. I wish I understood all of the references made, I think I would've enjoyed it more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Homophobia, Suicide, and Death of parent

tarines316's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Death of parent

anka_not_anchor's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

5.0

This is such a beautiful yet hilarious book. Alison’s art is wonderful but it’s her writing that truly shines. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

ollieez's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

mangooo_spagetti's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

astrangewind's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.75

When I read this book for the first time, I was 18, in my second semester of college. At that time, I hadn't come out yet - not even to myself. So when I read Fun Home back then, I thought it was kind of stupid. Now, nearly 8 years later, I find Fun Home to be not only important but necessary. Bechdel, by telling her own complicated story with her father, validates the complex feelings queer people often have about themselves and their relationships with others. The moment where she sees a butch truck driver for the first time resonates with how I felt wearing jeans for the first time in years - the realization that yes, there is an option. It inspires joy in the messiness of the queer experience, joy in loving and being loved, joy in life going on, despite the complexity. The graphic format suits Bechdel's writing style, and this story, better than I had thought; the panels link together effortlessly, and contribute their own tune to the written words describing them. It reads like a diary entry, itself messy and confused and unsure, much like Bechdel's childhood entries. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Pedophilia, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Physical abuse and Suicide