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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
A large chunk of the book I think is dedicated to Alison Bechdel’s pitiful childhood, but to be honest, I feel somewhat jealous. They lived in what seemed like a beautiful, quiet neighborhood.. and it strikes me how surrounded she was by artistry. Ex., Alison as a child showing her father a poem she made:
spring is very nice you know
not a bit of ice or snow!
And her father, Bruce, adding a second stanza on the spot:
Lilacs, tulips, and daffodils
Peek their heads over the windowsills
Bruce also had an extensive library, and this interest the author shared with him. This is evident in Fun Home itself, with its liberal use of esoteric literary references. Her mother, a theater actress and a virtuoso, was no less artistic. Of course, this longing that I have for what she had isn’t meant to downplay the author’s trauma with her family. I suppose it sticks out to me the most because, reading this, I’m reminded of how my own father so belittled anything artistic, anything queer really.
In any case, Fun Home is a 4/5 for me. I liked it so much, I went ahead and got The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For :)
spring is very nice you know
not a bit of ice or snow!
And her father, Bruce, adding a second stanza on the spot:
Lilacs, tulips, and daffodils
Peek their heads over the windowsills
Bruce also had an extensive library, and this interest the author shared with him. This is evident in Fun Home itself, with its liberal use of esoteric literary references. Her mother, a theater actress and a virtuoso, was no less artistic. Of course, this longing that I have for what she had isn’t meant to downplay the author’s trauma with her family. I suppose it sticks out to me the most because, reading this, I’m reminded of how my own father so belittled anything artistic, anything queer really.
In any case, Fun Home is a 4/5 for me. I liked it so much, I went ahead and got The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For :)
emotional
sad
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
I don't read many graphic novels, but I saw this one on a display and was drawn to it (and how could I turn down a book that has to do, even peripherally, with a funeral home?). As with Persepolis, this strikes me as a book that needed to be graphic - I can't imagine it told any other way.
Impactful, reflective, and fascinating. Bechdel unflinchingly catalogues her path of self-discovery about her sexuality and her discoveries about her father. Although the style was more literary than I prefer, including lots of references to classics authors, I respect a book that makes me look up a word in the dictionary on approximately every page.
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Another book that went for the jugular, bloody hell! I wish I'd read the content warnings to be more prepared but blimey this was good