Fun Home

One of the things I enjoyed most about Alison Bechdels Fun Home is how the storyline veered away from the traditional method of storytelling where everything has a set timeline. In this book, events are altered and retold according to more information learned from certain sources.

This brings a sense of intimacy throughout the story, as well as shedding light on the fact that everyone has their own unique world in our head.

There is no standard for what is considered to be the absolute truth; meaning there is no event that will come across in the exact same way in two different minds. Fun Home really hits that point home, especially with the finely presented subject of family relationships and social roles.

I feel it also jumps the same lines as what Blankets did. A small town youth trying to find a connection with their parents and town - basically struggling to find their identity in a world where those resources are not available.

I also really loved the fact that the figures were taken from photographic references that were specially made for the book. Upon learning that, that really added a sense of intimacy and realism to the book, especially since this is a memoir.