tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post8516057525635734634..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: Are You My Mother? - Alison BechdelSandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-77842426873214885542012-09-09T09:49:43.447-04:002012-09-09T09:49:43.447-04:00I agree 100%. I love Alison Bechdel but this was v...I agree 100%. I love Alison Bechdel but this was very disappointing for me too. I've been reading her comics since high school and I kind of wish she would go back to what she does best. This book lacked a strong plot and was a disappointing follow up to Fun Home. I actually gave up on this one and it kind of broke my heart to put it down but I just couldn't take it anymore.Mariehttp://www.bostonbibliophile.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-11371560700966163952012-09-02T15:44:45.461-04:002012-09-02T15:44:45.461-04:00I read Stitches: A Memoir by David Small (also gra...I read Stitches: A Memoir by David Small (also graphic-novel format) and thought it was incredibly intense, as well, but still really well done. I think I'll still try Are You My Mother? eventually. Do you think that reading it as a mother yourself made it more difficult to read? I read somewhere that her mother's reaction was something about her daughter's having her own way of looking at things, or something like that...Laurie Chttp://baystatera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-29014809983806533132012-08-30T21:21:12.181-04:002012-08-30T21:21:12.181-04:00Not for me then because I was teetering on whether...Not for me then because I was teetering on whether I liked Fun HomeJennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-89109284839912595012012-08-30T11:04:31.822-04:002012-08-30T11:04:31.822-04:00I found this one really meta, but I'm still a ...I found this one really meta, but I'm still a big fan of Alison Bechdel's work.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-12393204024021432712012-08-29T07:19:17.976-04:002012-08-29T07:19:17.976-04:00I am not a memoir fan...I find most of them border...I am not a memoir fan...I find most of them bordering on the whiny...so this was not on my list.<br />I am sick of people blaming everything on some failure of their parents. I am sick of people thinking we should be interested in their dirty laundry.<br />I feel sorry for her mother. caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-28829589936849472202012-08-28T23:28:00.536-04:002012-08-28T23:28:00.536-04:00No one likes a girl with mommy issues. :pNo one likes a girl with mommy issues. :pHeidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-59023088836366158422012-08-28T18:49:02.441-04:002012-08-28T18:49:02.441-04:00Oh, what a shame! And I echo Jill's thoughts a...Oh, what a shame! And I echo Jill's thoughts as well; who knew that graphic novels would be the "go-to" format for this type of angst? I've not read Bechdel before, but I'll make a note to pick up <i>Fun Home</i> instead.Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-51407643398204340892012-08-28T16:12:21.841-04:002012-08-28T16:12:21.841-04:00So glad you reviewed this one. I really liked Fun ...So glad you reviewed this one. I really liked Fun Home too, but I wasn't sure if I should pick this one up. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-26265973420786053652012-08-28T15:00:49.564-04:002012-08-28T15:00:49.564-04:00That's too bad. :-( I really liked Fun Home.That's too bad. :-( I really liked Fun Home. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-39242515466963617782012-08-28T14:33:02.435-04:002012-08-28T14:33:02.435-04:00Ok, this is something that I don't think I wil...Ok, this is something that I don't think I will be reading. This seems more like material for a journal than for a book. I think I will just stick with Fun Home.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-73553010590951621082012-08-28T12:46:18.510-04:002012-08-28T12:46:18.510-04:00Phew. Okay, I've scratched this one off the li...Phew. Okay, I've scratched this one off the list.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-84156380492604481302012-08-28T10:25:52.259-04:002012-08-28T10:25:52.259-04:00I have been so surprised by how many graphic novel...I have been so surprised by how many graphic novels are intense and angst-ridden - who knew that format would be popular for that sentiment?rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-54934160100303611652012-08-28T08:12:23.645-04:002012-08-28T08:12:23.645-04:00Oh my gosh! I am so happy that you said this becau...Oh my gosh! I am so happy that you said this because this was my first experience with her books and I didn't enjoy (or even appreciate) it at all. In fact, I decided not to even review it because I didn't think I could do a fair review.Julie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16008101127541997459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-17503879734563466752012-08-28T07:47:57.421-04:002012-08-28T07:47:57.421-04:00Yeah, I'm not into reading about other people ...Yeah, I'm not into reading about other people trying to find themselves. bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com