Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
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- Author：Alison Bechdel
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Summary
In this graphic memoir， Alison Bechdel charts her fraught relationship with her late father。
Distant and exacting， Bruce Bechdel was an English teacher and director of the town funeral home， which Alison and her family referred to as the Fun Home。 It was not until college that Alison， who had recently come out as a lesbian， discovered that her father was also gay。 A few weeks after this revelation， he was dead， leaving a legacy of mystery for his daughter to resolve。
Distant and exacting， Bruce Bechdel was an English teacher and director of the town funeral home， which Alison and her family referred to as the Fun Home。 It was not until college that Alison， who had recently come out as a lesbian， discovered that her father was also gay。 A few weeks after this revelation， he was dead， leaving a legacy of mystery for his daughter to resolve。
Reviews
Emily
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genuinely such a good way to tell this story。 i’ve never read a graphic novel before， but her illustrations add so much to this
Aurora
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It was interesting and well written， I thought。
Jaeden Palanog
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I like how the main characters met each other， I love the plot and everything about this book。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Allie Rice
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This was my first foray into graphic novels and it was such an unexpected treat。 Alison Bechdel’s subtle and nuanced way of capturing the complicated dynamics between parent and child were made only more enjoyable with the visual format。 4。5 stars。
Hannah Lewis
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one of the reviews on this book said "if ur a recovering english major ur sure to like this book，" and i really resonate with that one of the reviews on this book said "if ur a recovering english major ur sure to like this book，" and i really resonate with that 。。。more
Sonal Apte
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Memoir through graphic novel was a first for me。 I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had read all of the literature referenced in the book。
Sophie Hasdell
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A gently melancholic tone throughout， but never sad or depressing。 Just reflective。 A gently thought provoking graphic novel that is best read all at once。
Natalia
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ouch！
Diamond
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3。5 stars。 I thought this book was interesting and appreciated the way Bechdel handled the complexity of “coming out。” For many， myself included， there isn’t a direct path to follow that leads us to our sexual identities。 It’s often muddled， confusing， and some conjecture as we speculate our past to make sense of our present。 However， even in appreciating these elements of the novel， I didn’t ever find myself moved or changed or feeling any one way or another。 Maybe an emotional response was not 3。5 stars。 I thought this book was interesting and appreciated the way Bechdel handled the complexity of “coming out。” For many， myself included， there isn’t a direct path to follow that leads us to our sexual identities。 It’s often muddled， confusing， and some conjecture as we speculate our past to make sense of our present。 However， even in appreciating these elements of the novel， I didn’t ever find myself moved or changed or feeling any one way or another。 Maybe an emotional response was not the author’s intent anyway， which is fine。 It is a memoir， after all。 。。。more
Karen
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3。5
Casian
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Pretty decent， not bad。
Sharon Wagner
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This was my first graphic novel。 It was interesting， I like how she writes and the pictures add to the story。Weird family dynamics and very dysfunctional。 It's like driving by a car crash， you want to know what happened ， but so sorry for the ones involved。 This was my first graphic novel。 It was interesting， I like how she writes and the pictures add to the story。Weird family dynamics and very dysfunctional。 It's like driving by a car crash， you want to know what happened ， but so sorry for the ones involved。 。。。more
Jess Hoopengardner
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Bechdel's Tragicomic is just that: a tragicomic。 I thought the graphic novel had the perfect mixture of sadness， hope， and laughter。 If I get the chance， I would love to see the theater version！ Bechdel's Tragicomic is just that: a tragicomic。 I thought the graphic novel had the perfect mixture of sadness， hope， and laughter。 If I get the chance， I would love to see the theater version！ 。。。more
Becky Chen
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作者的敘事能力一流，加上原本就相當曲折離奇的故事讓後半段大量出現的掉書袋顯得沒那麼讓人煩躁。結尾的幾句話頗感人，對無法體會性向掙扎的讀者來說最心有所感的大概是和父母溝通互動的描寫吧。
Alexa
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3。5 ⭐️
Daniel Andreu
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Hace años leí "¿Eres mi madre？" porque me lo regalaron， sin saber nada ni de la autora ni de su historia。 No me gustó， me pareció pretencioso y a la vez vacío。 Puede que no， pero posiblemente fuera porque en el momento me pilló así， porque me cuesta creer que después de algo que me ha gustado tanto hiciera otra cosa sí。"Fun Home" es muy muy muy cruda， dolorosa。 Bechdel hila a la perfección todos los acontecimientos de su juventud que hicieron que se convirtiera en la persona que es， y lo hace co Hace años leí "¿Eres mi madre？" porque me lo regalaron， sin saber nada ni de la autora ni de su historia。 No me gustó， me pareció pretencioso y a la vez vacío。 Puede que no， pero posiblemente fuera porque en el momento me pilló así， porque me cuesta creer que después de algo que me ha gustado tanto hiciera otra cosa sí。"Fun Home" es muy muy muy cruda， dolorosa。 Bechdel hila a la perfección todos los acontecimientos de su juventud que hicieron que se convirtiera en la persona que es， y lo hace con un acierto en las referencias que a veces parece mentira。 No se corta ni un poco pero nunca lo hace de manera desagradable o irrespetuosa， solo sincera y con una capacidad de autoanálisis apabullante。 。。。more
Sara Mazzoni
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Storia autobiografica che intreccia la narrazione della perdita del padre con quella dei difficoltosi coming out incrociati dell'autrice e del padre stesso。 Diventa quindi una storia di identità e una storia familiare da un punto di vista queer。 È piuttosto complesso il modo in cui Bechdel incastra i vari temi， creando un racconto omogeneo nonostante la materia sia multiforme。 C'è molto dolore， ma non è mai gridato， il che lo rende forse ancora più angosciante。 È un racconto tetro e ben costruit Storia autobiografica che intreccia la narrazione della perdita del padre con quella dei difficoltosi coming out incrociati dell'autrice e del padre stesso。 Diventa quindi una storia di identità e una storia familiare da un punto di vista queer。 È piuttosto complesso il modo in cui Bechdel incastra i vari temi， creando un racconto omogeneo nonostante la materia sia multiforme。 C'è molto dolore， ma non è mai gridato， il che lo rende forse ancora più angosciante。 È un racconto tetro e ben costruito。 。。。more
val
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i don’t like graphic novels but i liked the way my prof taught this ily victoria
Herdis Marie
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This book isn't going to get a long review， basically because I'm not entirely sure how to write about it。It's weird to say this about a book I've chosen to rate four stars but 。。。 I didn't really enjoy this。I liked it， I found it interesting， but it wasn't an enjoyable read。And I don't think it's supposed to be。"Fun Home" is a layered， caustically humorous exploration of Bechdel's upbringing， and， in particular， her relationship with her father。And because that relationship was so fraught with This book isn't going to get a long review， basically because I'm not entirely sure how to write about it。It's weird to say this about a book I've chosen to rate four stars but 。。。 I didn't really enjoy this。I liked it， I found it interesting， but it wasn't an enjoyable read。And I don't think it's supposed to be。"Fun Home" is a layered， caustically humorous exploration of Bechdel's upbringing， and， in particular， her relationship with her father。And because that relationship was so fraught with uncertainty， and because Bechdel is so good at translating that uncertainty to the page， both through words and drawings， the book leaves you with a feeling of discomfort。But 。。。 in a good way？"Fun Home" is interesting， edifying， honest， and ground breaking。Familial ties and the currents， truths， and lies that underline them is just one of the focal points of the graphic autobiography。 Equally important is the exploration of sexuality and the expression of gender identity and style。The opposing parallels between Bechdel and her father are such that it seems indcredible that they haven't been fabricated。 Yet Bechdel's narrative voice， with its honesty and vulnerability， instils the reader with a sense of trust; although you recognise her point of view as one-sided， you trust that what she says is true。I perfectly understand why "Fun Home" is already considered a classic amongst graphic novels。 It's a must-read for anyone interested in the genre， and also for anyone interested in lgbtqia literature。If you're a literature geek， like me， you'll also find "Fun Home" rife with juicy references to all kinds of classics。Additionally， the book is linguistically edifying。 I think I learned about fifteen new words while reading it。 And I have an MA in English literature。 Just saying。 。。。more
Isobel Radakovic
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4。5 stars。
Sophie
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This was my first graphic novel and I enjoyed the divergence from a traditional novel form。 The memoir was balanced and reflective。 The narrative was easy to connect with and the truth of the story made it much more engaging and prevalent。 I found the dichotomy between Alison and her father to be a key aspect which was considerately explored。 The illustrations were fantastic！
Poppy
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My first experience with a graphic novel; I enjoyed it more than I was expecting to。
James
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Call this book Ready Gayer One because it's nothing but r e f e r e n c e s。 Call this book Ready Gayer One because it's nothing but r e f e r e n c e s。 。。。more
Sandra Deaconu
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E nevoie de mult mai mult ca să simt eu emoție， dar mi-a plăcut curajul cu care s-a expus autoarea。
Alan
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Exquisite。 I'd seen the musical some years ago， and finally picked up the graphic novel。 What a treat - all the humour， loving/clever details， and interesting literary allusions I didn't know I needed。 I didn't want it to end， and then when it did I felt it of course must。 So glad I sought it out。 Exquisite。 I'd seen the musical some years ago， and finally picked up the graphic novel。 What a treat - all the humour， loving/clever details， and interesting literary allusions I didn't know I needed。 I didn't want it to end， and then when it did I felt it of course must。 So glad I sought it out。 。。。more
Morgan Johnson
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Finished this in two sittings。 Everyone with a dad， dad issues， and/or anyone who has ever grappled with their own sexuality must read this asap。
Regan
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This is a lovely piece。 Authentic， engaging， thought-provoking。 I love Bechdel's art - simple black lines conveying deeper， more colorful realities that tell their own tale。 Highly recommend！ This is a lovely piece。 Authentic， engaging， thought-provoking。 I love Bechdel's art - simple black lines conveying deeper， more colorful realities that tell their own tale。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Augustus Nixon
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I did not expect to fall in love with this book but here I am。 Since I had not enjoyed reading for a big while， I decided to google “books that will make you love reading again” and this one came up。 And you know what？ It worked！ Thank you Alison Bechdel。
Jeremy
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As an extremely repressed， cerebral， queer person from a small town， this book hit hard！ It's funny， it's tragic， it's an extremely empathetic， psychologically nuanced depiction of a dysfunctional， but not irredeemable father-daughter relationship。 This is the kind of book that rewards an attentive reader， and a re-reader， so I will DEFINITELY be revisiting this book down the road。 Bechdel is a master of articulating/dissecting very complicated emotional reactions to trauma （For example: The wa As an extremely repressed， cerebral， queer person from a small town， this book hit hard！ It's funny， it's tragic， it's an extremely empathetic， psychologically nuanced depiction of a dysfunctional， but not irredeemable father-daughter relationship。 This is the kind of book that rewards an attentive reader， and a re-reader， so I will DEFINITELY be revisiting this book down the road。 Bechdel is a master of articulating/dissecting very complicated emotional reactions to trauma （For example: The way she would tried to induce reactions of grief and shock in others by sharing the details of her father's death， so she could vicariously feel something in her emotionally numbed state， stopped me cold。 ）ALSO， I noticed a lot of the most popular negative reviews were from people slamming this book for needless literary wankery， for its forced allusions， etc。 I agree it's annoying when author's do that， but I think that within the context of her life story， it was all pretty organic， since art and letters are basically the only thing that kept the quietly miserable Bechdel family together:-Just about every time Alison connects with her father， it's through classic literature （Think of that queer Trojan horse book swap of Colette and Millet） 。 -Most of Alison's interactions with her mom are literary as well: transcribing diary entries， rehearsing lines for a play， or reading stories in the tub。-The family all write exquisite letters to one another throughout the story。-Her parents met while performing a play by Shakespeare， and the works of F。 Scott Fitzgerald was an integral part of their courtship。-Her father was a High School English teacher。If anything， it would have been strange for Bechdel to skimp on the allusions。 Anyway， this was a borderline 5-star read for me。 。。。more
Sophie Arden
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