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A review by gadicohen93
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out for by Alison Bechdel
4.0
My first graphic novel -- I couldn't believe how addictive this style was! After finishing one page, the next one just needed to be read. It probably didn't help that Bechedel's characters -- Mo, Ginger, Sydney, Clarice, Lois, etc. -- are so likable, so relatable. I just felt like their friend, and I was so grateful that they accepted me into their lives.
I think, as the stories moved from the earlier, younger days of love-seeking debauchery into suburban stability, I lost a bit of interest. I liked the characters back when they were desperate, when they were not as tightly woven as before, when the spark of their friendships was still shiny hot. I also think Mo's shtick of avoiding real-life conversation with political intellectual drivel, though hilarious, was overdone, and it showed toward the end as more and more characters ended up doing the same thing.
I think, as the stories moved from the earlier, younger days of love-seeking debauchery into suburban stability, I lost a bit of interest. I liked the characters back when they were desperate, when they were not as tightly woven as before, when the spark of their friendships was still shiny hot. I also think Mo's shtick of avoiding real-life conversation with political intellectual drivel, though hilarious, was overdone, and it showed toward the end as more and more characters ended up doing the same thing.