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A graphic memoir about the author’s father, their family’s funeral home and growing up
2006Slow paceThoughtful
What it is about
Alison Bechdel grew up in a house in rural Pennsylvania where her father restored an old home and ran the family funeral business. Her memoir explores their complicated relationship and the secrets that her family kept. It is told in detailed, literary comic panels.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like serious graphic memoirs.
What you will get
An acclaimed graphic memoir that was adapted into a Broadway musical.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Graphic memoir · Father and daughter · Literature
Length
232 pages · ≈ 7 h
More about this book
Characters
Alison, her father Bruce and her family.
Setting
A small Pennsylvania town and its funeral home.
What makes it different
A memoir that references books and ideas as it goes.
Feel
Thoughtful, dry and moving.
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