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joensign's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, and Death of parent
meecespieces's review
5.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Suicide, and Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Domestic abuse
gussurireads's review against another edition
5.0
So I went in completely blind. Mind you, I am fan of graphic novels. I don't read a lot of memoirs, though. But Alison Bechdel writes and draws a compelling, honest and yes, at times pretentious, story of her bizarre family, drawing parallels between herself, an out and proud lesbian, to her closeted, deeply repressed father.
It's not the kind of graphic novel that you breeze through in a couple of hours. It took me a few days of carefully going through this and still there's so many references that eluded me, what with me not being an English major or a very cultured reader (I enjoy my fantasy, ok?)
Still, so much of Allison's story resonated with me, as most queer stories do. The act of discovering a new part of ourselves, coming to terms with it, rejoicing in this newfound identity, is quite possible the most universal queer experience of them all, and Bechdel is a master at embellishing her own experience. Like father, like daughter, indeed.
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia
becksusername's review
4.0
Moderate: Death, Car accident, Dysphoria, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Alcohol, Homophobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Suicide
sammyelliott_'s review
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Homophobia, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Cursing, Dysphoria, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicide, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: War, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Drug use
There are multiple references to grooming of young boys by older men. There is one chapter which specifically discusses obsessive-compulsive behaviour with very detailed descriptions of the reasons and effects on her.satsumaorange's review
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Death
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Grief, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Infidelity
Minor: Body shaming, Outing, Cursing, Drug use, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
This is the Lesbian Daddy Issues book, so if that kind of thing is triggery, this isn't the book for you. There are also illustrations of (sometimes naked) dead bodies, and (thankfully unrelated) illustrations of sex. This isn't a book to read in public, probably.vurren's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Death of parent, Death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Pedophilia, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Homophobia, Dysphoria, and Mental illness
kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition
Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Outing, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Car accident
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Grief
Minor: Blood, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail
OCD (mentioned briefly, undiagnosed)annabunce's review
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
kaimetcalfe's review
3.5
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Death, Dysphoria, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, Biphobia, Bullying, and Drug use
Minor: Pedophilia, Stalking, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism