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I really, really wanted to like this book. No: I wanted to love it the way that I loved Fun Home, but I couldn't. The author's own process kept getting in the way of the story, and her process was the story. In Fun Home, she used a rather circular narrative structure that revealed something new with each revelation, with each hover around the main event: her father's suicide and his secret homosexual affairs with young men.
Here, Bechdel examines her relationship with her mother in all its unsati ...more
Here, Bechdel examines her relationship with her mother in all its unsati ...more
so so so good!
Ok, so I'm a person with a degree in clinical psychology who has also done her fair share of her own therapy and reading of Adrienne Rich and Virgina Woolf. And I'm queer. So clearly I've got some predisposition to like this book (not to mention a huge fan of Fun Home, and appreciative of Dykes to Watch out For). That said, this book goes above and beyond.
Bechdel amazes me with her ability to synthesize the work of Freud and Winnicott, other psychologists/analysts, poets, novelist ...more
Ok, so I'm a person with a degree in clinical psychology who has also done her fair share of her own therapy and reading of Adrienne Rich and Virgina Woolf. And I'm queer. So clearly I've got some predisposition to like this book (not to mention a huge fan of Fun Home, and appreciative of Dykes to Watch out For). That said, this book goes above and beyond.
Bechdel amazes me with her ability to synthesize the work of Freud and Winnicott, other psychologists/analysts, poets, novelist ...more
Ostensibly about Bechdel's mom, but much more about her own psyche. I had trouble getting into the use of old school psychoanalysts' theories as a frame for this book.
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May 24, 2012
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An interesting graphic novel telling the story of Alison Bechdel's relationship with her mother, of Bechdel's art, of her romantic relationships, and her therapy journey. ...more
3.5 Stars for this graphic novel memoir. It's very introspective and meta. For a good portion of this book she writes about the process of writing this book. ...more
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