Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

When i grow up i want to write like Alison Bechdel. She has such an understated, honest way with words (i delude myself into thinking i write that way but she does it so much better~the way i want to). She is both witty and wry. I remember we used to carry her comic Dykes to Watch Out For in my bookstore and now she's come out with an autobiographical graphic novel: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic a tale of her childhood and early young adulthood.T...read more

Many references to classic literature that I’m too uncultured to know and too lazy to research but I still enjoyed it. Each chapter progressively added more character depth and the art style was a good fit which I enjoyed

dude. holy zoinks. dude.

Having read my first graphic novel just a few weeks ago, I can't stop now. Alison Bechdel is really smart. Her subject matter is interesting, but what's more interesting is how she thinks about and writes about the subject matter. It's one of those books that mention a million other books. She makes me want to read even more.

Thoroughly enjoyed this, that gentle, contemplative tone and the moody/occasionally funny drawings are a winning combination. Also Come to the Fun Home will be my jam until the end of time