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A review by emmawhitt
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
emotional
reflective
sad
4.5
When I heard that one of the core readings for one of my first year university modules would be a graphic novel, it was safe to say I was thoroughly excited.
Alison Bechdel illustrates her own life in Fun Home, utilising the format of graphic novels to tell the story of her family life and her childhood. The book is a hard pill to swallow, to say the very least, with a large part of the narrative following the relationship between Alison and her father, from her birth up until his death.
Despite the tragedy of the narrative, however, the graphic novel finds itself being weirdly comforting to read. Our lives are defined by grief and tragedies, but it is comforting to know that we can all find solace in our memories, and find fondness even in darker moments.
Alison Bechdel illustrates her own life in Fun Home, utilising the format of graphic novels to tell the story of her family life and her childhood. The book is a hard pill to swallow, to say the very least, with a large part of the narrative following the relationship between Alison and her father, from her birth up until his death.
Despite the tragedy of the narrative, however, the graphic novel finds itself being weirdly comforting to read. Our lives are defined by grief and tragedies, but it is comforting to know that we can all find solace in our memories, and find fondness even in darker moments.