loverofeels's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
a lot of the psychology stuff went way over my head, but on the whole a very well-crafted, unflinchingly personal memoir. alison bechdel simply does not miss! i recommend this to people who like their graphic novels wordy and dense
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicide and Death of parent
aardwyrm's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Dense, meandering, and full of references to philosophy and psychology, none of which are strikes against but which give this book a very different tone than Fun Home. Most of the allusions happened to click for me, but it might be hard to follow if you weren't a kid who grew up on Dr Seuss's Sleep Book and had just been reading Virginia Woolf.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Vomit, Suicide, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
anniefwrites's review
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
An interesting deep dive into Bechdel’s relationship with her mother. I think it was a bit too cerebral for me, but I also felt like that was the point; Bechdel attempts to think her way through their relationship rather than feel her way through it, which I think I would have preferred. Still, I always love her art style and raw vulnerability.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Infidelity
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, and Vomit
agavemonster's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
slow-paced
4.25
a little disjointed/lacking a thesis statement in the way that Fun Home had one. the conversations between the characters vs. the captions on the comic panel were sometimes completely incongruous. dense on the psychoanalytic/Lacanian jargon too, but I consider that to be a plus.......
Content Warnings
Moderate: Vomit, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse
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