Are you my mother? by Alison Bechdel
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Are you my mother? by Alison Bechdel
I plan to reread this book a few more times and I will investigate further into the writings of the therapists and writers that are quoted. I recommend this book to anyone that is looking for something thought provoking or wants to explore why certain relationships in their life feel slightly off. The illustrations are simple yet convey emotion and flow seamlessly with the introspective writing. The only complaint I have is that sometimes the timelines got a little confusing by jumping around.
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gaporter wrote: ↑14 Jul 2016, 11:11 I recommend this book to anyone that is looking for something thought provoking or wants to explore why certain relationships in their life feel slightly off. The illustrations are simple yet convey emotion and flow seamlessly with the introspective writing. The only complaint I have is that sometimes the timelines got a little confusing by jumping around.
Bechdel is great at referencing other works and philosophers in her stories.
I started reading Are you my Mother? but never finished. I read her first book, Fun Home first, which in my opinion is much better. It takes place before Are you my Mother , mostly set during Bechdel's childhood and into her college years, and is more focused on her father. It was also turned into a musical. Have you read Fun Home ? I'm curious to know your opinions of it if so.
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courtneymcreative wrote: ↑26 May 2018, 13:18However, I still found this one interesting, especially as someone whose mother tries to love but is so full of her own stuff/narcissistic tendencies in spite of herself, that it can be difficult to have an authentic relationship with her. This made this book relevant and interesting to me, despite the greater wordiness/academic nature of it, more difficult structure, etc.
Fun Home left me frustrated, even angry, with Alison's dad. This book seemed to me to "balance that out" a bit also. Alison's mom wasn't so perfect either...