The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for by Alison Bechdel

4.47 AVERAGE

sonjapardee's review against another edition

4.5
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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margrou's review against another edition

3.75
funny informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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ladybird4prez's review against another edition

5.0
This had been on my tbr for sooo long! Spanning from the 80s to the early 2000s, you really get to know each of these characters. You follow their lives and how they intertwine with (scarily still relevant) politics and an ever-changing world. I was so sad to realize I had gotten to the last page since I was so wrapped up in these characters’ lives! It’s entertaining, funny (love the gags), and explores a variety of queer experiences. This is my L word
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crikkett's review against another edition

5.0
emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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andeulea's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 8%
Comic style wasnt for me
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cumuloniimbus's review against another edition

5.0
wonderful

someone pls buy this for me
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hmahood's review against another edition

4.5
funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

acroteleutics's review against another edition

4.25
funny
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ellie_gard_1998's review against another edition

5.0
funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A treasure and a wonder of a collection, "Dykes to Watch Out For" speaks to lesbian/queer culture in a way that I find not only relatable, but very heartwarming. I fell in love with each of Bechdel's characters, and it was special to take my time reading their 20+ year development. The political trials they face were technically before my time, but the way they discuss them feels true to how my own friends and I process and discuss current events. "DtWof" reignited a sense of queer resilience, and queer joy, when I have been most in need of these.

chestnut_pod's review against another edition

This was a fascinating historical document. What a series of snapshots, and also, depressingly plus ca change.