Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Relectura. La primera vez que lo leí fue como en 2014 y me gustó mucho, aunque se me hacían muy pesadas las referencias literarias. Ahora, supongo que porque las conozco, me han parecido un buen hilo conductor. Es un cómic muy bueno, buen ritmo, escritura impecable, no me hubiese importado leerlo sin imágenes. Igual la única pega es esa, que en gran medida las imágenes siguen a la escritura y hasta ahí su función. Un buen coming of age con bien de claustrofobia y orbitando alrededor de la figura del padre: mi tipo de movida.

This is a book that had been recommended to me by many people, and I finally got a chance to read it recently. The book has won enough acclaim that it doesn't need me to pile on, but as someone who doesn't read a lot of graphic works, I was struck at how essential the "graphic-ness" (?!) was to telling the story. I'm not sure the book would have been as effective if it was only told with words, but Bechdel's chosen medium is potent and convincing. The book itself is rich and displays Bechdel's erudition and love of literature. I went in thinking this would be a book that I would respect, and came out loving it.