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A review by itacuz
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
I saw the musical, read The Secret to Superhuman Strength, and then read Fun Home, so my third experience with it was its first iteration. I do feel like the others tell this story better, whether due to my bias in format, as is the case with the musical, or in time's ability to create greater context, as in the other comic's case.
That said, I don't think either rob the original of its own quality. The emotion and sense of discovery comes across with every revelation and reflection on the life she thought she knew. The characters are drawn and written with a kindness they don't always deserve. Bechdel clearly loves her mother and father despite all their faults, wrestling with who they are as people separately from what they are as parents.
It's good, but you probably already knew that.
That said, I don't think either rob the original of its own quality. The emotion and sense of discovery comes across with every revelation and reflection on the life she thought she knew. The characters are drawn and written with a kindness they don't always deserve. Bechdel clearly loves her mother and father despite all their faults, wrestling with who they are as people separately from what they are as parents.
It's good, but you probably already knew that.