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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

5 reviews

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

rachelfayreads's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Outing, Transphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

annabunce's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

dee_dreams's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

5.0

The complexity of the narrative and the breadth of topics that Bechdel breaches in her biography is truly astounding.  She demonstrates what my creative nonfiction writing professor meant when she said, "It's a paradox, but being more specific and more personal can help readers relate to your story more."

It is a graphic novel – wonderfully illustrated – but a challenging read due not only to the subject matter, but the allusions and analysis of existing literature.

Fun Home helps you understand not only what it is like to be Alison Bechdel, it reminds you that everybody else is living a reality with as much complication, personal meanings, quirks, desires, and traumas as your own. i.e., "sonder."

"The purpose of poetry is to remind us / how difficult it is to remain just one person" - Czesław Miłosz

Bechdel's frankness, courage, and creativity in telling her story her way is nothing short of inspiring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault