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Fun Home A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel

CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, NATIONAL BESTSELLER Distant and exacting, Bruce Bechdel was an English teacher and director of the town funeral home, which Alison and her family referred to as the "Fun Home." It was not until college that Alison, who had recently come out as a lesbian, discovered that her fa...

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We Can Do Hard Things

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We Can Do Hard Things

It was recommended as a more complex, literary option for older teenagers who are exploring their identity and experiences with sexuality.

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If this kid is up to a literary level where they're reading for big complex stories, Alison Bechdel's Fun Home. So good. Very specific.

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It was recommended as a more complex, literary option for older teenagers who are exploring their identity and experiences with sexuality.

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If this kid is up to a literary level where they're reading for big complex stories, Alison Bechdel's Fun Home. So good. Very specific.

The Matt Walsh Show

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The Matt Walsh Show

The host noted that Fun Home is a graphic novel that also contains graphic scenes of sex between teenagers.

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The other is a graphic novel called Fun Home. Now both of these books depict graphic scenes of sex between teenagers.

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The host noted that Fun Home is a graphic novel that also contains graphic scenes of sex between teenagers.

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The other is a graphic novel called Fun Home. Now both of these books depict graphic scenes of sex between teenagers.

Handsome

Podcast

Handsome

The hosts introduced the book as a notable queer media work, mentioning its creator Alison Bechdel and linking it to her other title, Dykes to Look Out For. They expressed enthusiasm for its impact and relevance to LGBTQ+ storytelling. Their remarks conveyed a strong endorsement of the title.

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Episode: Pretty Little Episode #58

The hosts mentioned being introduced to Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir "Fun Home" as a notable queer media work.

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She did Fun Home. And then also she wrote the Dykes to Look Out For. Love that.

It would probably be Alison Bechdel. Thanks.

Episode: Allison Williams asks about mundane superpowers

The participants discussed the musical adaptation, noting it was a gay musical and referencing its storyline and characters.

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Fun Home. Fun Home. It is a musical? It is gay. It's so gay. That is what they were talking about. And then they mentioned the Ring of Keys song from Fun Home.

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