#153
Title: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Author: Alison Bechdel
Publisher: Mariner
Year: 2006
234 pages
The author/illustrator of the long-running comic serial Dykes to Watch out For, Bechdel has occasionally told parts of her coming out story. In this autobiography/graphic novel/comic in the Howard Cruse style, she tells the story of her father's death. As the segments accumulate (including some re-tellings), the reader learns more about Alison and her father's complex relationship. Bechdel interweaves parallels between her family's life and literary references; sometimes, it's eerie. A definite one-sitting read.
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