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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

10 reviews

sammyelliott_'s review

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

What a unique look into the mind of one of the most influential lesbian artists I know of! I found many of Bechdel's experiences profoundly relatable, and I actually teared up a few times. Essential reading for the sapphics with daddy issues out there (I see you <3)

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Content Warnings

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.

kaimetcalfe's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

bek_p87's review

funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

I was terrified to read this book, because my mind struggles with the concept of graphic novels (do you read the captions first? the dialogue in the drawings? or do you look at the drawings first?). Turns out I had nothing to worry about - or, at least, nothing about the form of the book! There were, however, so many words and literary references I didn't fully understand (and I consider myself quite intelligent), that I started to feel that I wasn't smart enough to read this book.

It's always difficult to rate and review memoirs, but I did enjoy this, although the story jumped around A LOT, and that did make it difficult to follow. Having said that, I would certainly recommend this to the queer community, and to anyone with a complex relationship with a parent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug use

jaywithwhiskey's review

lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

2.0

It was fine. I think this book was much more hyped up than I enjoyed it. I read this after someone told me this is where the Bechdel test started - sadly I thought it was this book particularly - so I was waiting for when it came around. It never did. I was bored through most of the story sadly, I couldn't relate this this story but I appreciate it for what it is. Just not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Death, Infidelity, Rape, and Grief

casdelvo's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Excrement, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Suicide

cheye13's review against another edition

funny reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, and Homophobia

Minor: Pedophilia, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Infidelity

town_scar's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Body horror, Cursing, Outing, Sexual content, Grief, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Violence

majowa's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcoholism

cheesepuppy's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

3.5

When I got the book, I didn’t realize it was non fiction and a memoir. Neither are something I’d normally choose to read. I still thought it was cute.

Cute memoir told in comics. I like how things are a little scattered and then finally come together. It’s like how our memory really works.

Not sure it was acceptable at the time, but there is wording that is definitely not acceptable by today’s standards. There is reference to acting autistic and some suggestions of transness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Suicide