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A review by bgoodbookclub
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I don’t know anyone else who has read this book so I don’t have anyone to talk to about it so I think I’ll have to really think about it for a while to decide what I thought!
I really liked the format of this book, especially because it’s so unique to an autobiography! It’s also very honest which I really liked.
I both liked and was confused by all of the literary references. I enjoyed them but I also haven’t read any of the books referenced so they confused me at times and I had to re-read some passages.
I was very intrigued by Bechdel’s complicated relationship with her family, especially her dad and how she wrote about it. It’s very difficult to feel completely one way about a family member (good or bad), especially in Bechdel’s situation. I’m glad that she was honest about both parts through her writing, his problems and complications and also her good memories.
I really liked the format of this book, especially because it’s so unique to an autobiography! It’s also very honest which I really liked.
I both liked and was confused by all of the literary references. I enjoyed them but I also haven’t read any of the books referenced so they confused me at times and I had to re-read some passages.
I was very intrigued by Bechdel’s complicated relationship with her family, especially her dad and how she wrote about it. It’s very difficult to feel completely one way about a family member (good or bad), especially in Bechdel’s situation. I’m glad that she was honest about both parts through her writing, his problems and complications and also her good memories.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault and Pedophilia