Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

170 reviews

maryhungerford's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

lindsaybethlyons's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Suicide

jmarob's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual content, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

melissa_cosgrove's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

tiaroseshang's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia and Death of parent

jamiee_f's review

dark emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

I had heard of Alison Bechdel and Fun Home but had never read this. It was a shocking delight. It's beautifully written and constructed, and I wish there was more. The way she moves through time and reveals the story and the truth of her life and family piece by piece is incredible and compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual content

rhubarbpi3's review

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

I quite liked this! I thought it would be way more sad like the play (which I haven't seen but have listened to and heard a ton about) but I didn't find this very sad at all? She talks a lot about her longing for a relationship with her father, but not that she's sad she didn't have a good one... very interesting and I loved all the literary references/extended metaphors all the way through, this is the first graphic novel I've ever read to have done that. The word choice was interesting? I didn't dislike it, but there were more words I had to google than any other book I've read this year, which was interesting to pair with the perceived reading level of a story in pictures and words. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Child abuse

grem_ler's review

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Child abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual content

meg_thebrave's review

challenging emotional funny reflective slow-paced

4.5

I’ve always wanted to read Alison Bechdel, and I’m so glad I finally did. What a poignant reflection on her father and on sexuality. I love Bechdel’s illustration style. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, Homophobia, and Death of parent

courn's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship