Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel

12 reviews

savshelfinger's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Child abuse

Moderate: Homophobia

readingbrb's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Homophobia

saucy_bookdragon's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

A stream of conscious meandering psychoanalysis of Bechdel that mostly focuses on her relationship with her mother and healing. I found it hit a little too close to home for me and my own complicated relationship with my mother and mental health. Though I wish there was more commentary on the psychologist she references rather than just inserting quotes from them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, Misogyny, and Suicide

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

After years of this being on my TBR, my husband discovered it and really connected with it. Bechdel is even more analytical with this book than the one about her dad, bringing in psychology scholarship to examine her life and relationship with mom. In one panel her therapist suggests her childhood diary was a way to distance herself from what was going on, and I felt like that summarized her style with this book as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide and Car accident

Nudity, negative relationship with parent

garynoplastie's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Suicide, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Homophobia

erikavillaignacio's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Homophobia

anniefwrites's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

An interesting deep dive into Bechdel’s relationship with her mother. I think it was a bit too cerebral for me, but I also felt like that was the point; Bechdel attempts to think her way through their relationship rather than feel her way through it, which I think I would have preferred. Still, I always love her art style and raw vulnerability. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Infidelity

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, and Vomit

alyx's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Suicide

emilymdxn's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

greydaze's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Homophobia, and Vomit