A review by bek_p87
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

I was terrified to read this book, because my mind struggles with the concept of graphic novels (do you read the captions first? the dialogue in the drawings? or do you look at the drawings first?). Turns out I had nothing to worry about - or, at least, nothing about the form of the book! There were, however, so many words and literary references I didn't fully understand (and I consider myself quite intelligent), that I started to feel that I wasn't smart enough to read this book.

It's always difficult to rate and review memoirs, but I did enjoy this, although the story jumped around A LOT, and that did make it difficult to follow. Having said that, I would certainly recommend this to the queer community, and to anyone with a complex relationship with a parent. 
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