Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

61 reviews

alexisgarcia's review

dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

i think some topics weren’t explored enough, but the story was important and the art style was really nice

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol, Infidelity, Death, Outing, Suicide, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

pobi's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.75

It was very good, and relatively thought provoking but I didn't really love it. Then again, memoir are not often my favourite, and neither are sad books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Homophobia, Car accident, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse and Adult/minor relationship

ncghammo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content

bashsbooks's review

dark funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

I can see why this memoir is so popular and formative. Bechdel has a gift for weaving her father's queer story with her own, rife with literary references to connect them both. I would have probably given this 5 stars, but I am also reading The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For right now, and I think Bechdel is better at writing a fictional comic serial than a memoir. Totally different genres, though. Both worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Car accident, Grief, Suicide, Lesbophobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity

astrangewind's review

dark hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.75

When I read this book for the first time, I was 18, in my second semester of college. At that time, I hadn't come out yet - not even to myself. So when I read Fun Home back then, I thought it was kind of stupid. Now, nearly 8 years later, I find Fun Home to be not only important but necessary. Bechdel, by telling her own complicated story with her father, validates the complex feelings queer people often have about themselves and their relationships with others. The moment where she sees a butch truck driver for the first time resonates with how I felt wearing jeans for the first time in years - the realization that yes, there is an option. It inspires joy in the messiness of the queer experience, joy in loving and being loved, joy in life going on, despite the complexity. The graphic format suits Bechdel's writing style, and this story, better than I had thought; the panels link together effortlessly, and contribute their own tune to the written words describing them. It reads like a diary entry, itself messy and confused and unsure, much like Bechdel's childhood entries. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Gore, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Physical abuse

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.

123aah456's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Grief, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

onalark's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Homophobia

cc24680's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical content, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Car accident

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.