In this groundbreaking, bestselling graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel charts her fraught relationship with her late father. In her hands, personal history becomes a work of amazing subtlety and power, written with controlled force and enlivened with humor, rich literary allusion, and heartbreaking detail.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.
It's a quick read, but that doesn't mean it is an easy read. It is a graphic novel about a family. Primarily it is about a daughter who ultimately comes out as a lesbian and her repressed gay father... more
It's a quick read, but that doesn't mean it is an easy read. It is a graphic novel about a family. Primarily it is about a daughter who ultimately comes out as a lesbian and her repressed gay father who is of a different time and place that doesn't allow the same freedom. Their relationship is aligned with the literature they both live to read including the works of James Joyce. This family is so interesting as they are so ordinary. Another good summer read for me!