by: Alison Bechdel
Well, as Emily reviewed a book about monk sex I figured I should do something mildly racy. Fun Home is one of my favorite graphic novels. Bechdel is the creator behind the strip Dykes to Watch Out For, and Fun Home is her memoir. Basically it chronicles her life growing up in a funeral home. Her father is a closeted homosexual mortician and she is a growing up and learning to cope with her own sexuality, as well as trying to understand her complicated relationship with her dad. I'm not usually one to read graphic novels, and if homosexual imagery scares you at all, this ones got a few risque animations, but overall it was very entertaining. She put a lot of heart into it. In fact, I'm pretty sure it actually took her seven years to finish. When she animated the novel, she dressed up as each character and took photos of herself for reference when drawing each frame. Anyways, definitely a worth while and quick read.
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