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Jun 23, 2018
Melissa (PAGEFIFTYFIVE and Bookishfolk)
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it was amazing
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Fun Home was an excellent read! It’s honest, vulnerable, queer and brave. It’s not everyday that a writer can take such a personal, private matter and turn it into one of the best graphic novels that I have ever read. I highly recommend this one!!
Book #36 for 2014
That I'm not giving this five stars says more about me than about the book. I find graphic novels visually confusing, and I am not well read enough to appreciate many (probably most) of Bechdel's literary allusions. And much of the subject matter just didn't resonate with me.
For one thing, I don't think my dad has ever been suicidal. But I don't think Alison's father was suicidal, either. I'm not entirely sure where she got that idea, and it seemed strange to me that she used th ...more
That I'm not giving this five stars says more about me than about the book. I find graphic novels visually confusing, and I am not well read enough to appreciate many (probably most) of Bechdel's literary allusions. And much of the subject matter just didn't resonate with me.
For one thing, I don't think my dad has ever been suicidal. But I don't think Alison's father was suicidal, either. I'm not entirely sure where she got that idea, and it seemed strange to me that she used th ...more
sad and sweet
Jan 07, 2014
Krystal Tubbs
marked it as to-read
Dec 02, 2014
Paul Binkley
added it
Dec 03, 2014
Ashley
marked it as to-read
Sep 13, 2015
Chris Vanjonack
rated it
really liked it
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