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by Alison Bechdel
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moving under skies
moving under skies rated it 10 years ago
Probably my favourite graphic memoir that I've read. Usually I come away from a graphic novel memoir--or any memoir, really--feeling halfway skeptical and wanting either more or less, but there's nothing at all to complain about here. Bechdel is breathtakingly insightful and smart, but never in a wa...
death in books
death in books rated it 11 years ago
This is an interesting and beautiful graphic novel about teenage problems with sexuality before and today. And all the family drama. Thumbs up!
I Blog a Thing
I Blog a Thing rated it 11 years ago
God damn this was good.
macaruchi
macaruchi rated it 11 years ago
It's weird, sad and funny. Great read.
I'll think of a damn title later
I'll think of a damn title later rated it 11 years ago
A beautiful, heartbreaking story of self-discovery and the relationship Bechdel had with her father. Brilliant.
Catchy Title
Catchy Title rated it 11 years ago
Fun Home is a memoir, told in a snarky yet guilt-ridden style, and memoirs necessarily are self-indulgent exercises without balance. Alison Bechdel grew up within the family business, a funeral home housed within a Gothic Revival mansion in rural Pennsylvania. Bruce, her father, runs the funeral par...
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd
Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd rated it 12 years ago
Normally I don't like graphic novels, unless of course they were written by [author:Herge] or they contain Asterix and Obelix, and I did put off reading this for a while but I must say that I was presently surprised. I think I understand why this was included on the reading list of a coursera course...
Boston Bibliophile
Boston Bibliophile rated it 12 years ago
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2009/03/graphic-novel-monday-fun-home-by-alison.html
jennifer mills
jennifer mills rated it 12 years ago
Accidentally started reading this again while tidying my bookshelf. Didn't stop until I finished it. Brilliant, funny and moving.
DaringPeg
DaringPeg rated it 12 years ago
Fun Home seems to capture the complexity of life itself in its pages as it draws the reader along. The very layout of the novel with its various sections that are not quite chronological seem to mirror the way that remembrance does not always follow the path of time. There were also various places ...
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