The graphic novel “Fun Home” by Alison Bechdel is a unique book that tells a lot through its graphic description. Bechdel makes herself the main character in this novel because the book is about her childhood. Bechdel says a lot through not only words but through her comics presented in the book. Each picture gives a clear image of the emotion she is trying to express. With each quote she has a picture to follow which gives the reader a perfect sense of imagery. Even though this book was not like any novel I have read in the past, I seem to find a certain attraction to the details in the pictures that followed the words she wrote.
When I first started reading the book “Fun Home” I already had certain implications and assumptions about the novel. For instance, when I read the title Fun Home, I assumed that the book would be for a younger audience. Also after seeing the pictures I thought the author was implying that this book was going to be for younger readers. When I got into the novel, I saw that the dialect was definitely not written for a younger audience. When I read the fact that Bruce (Bechdel’s father) had a liking to teenage boys I knew that Bechdel was definitely writing a story that was meant for adult crowd.
My first interpretation of the book was that this book was weird and very out of the ordinary. Once I got into reading the first couple of chapters, I thought that this was a unique way to tell a story. Bechdel chose a unique style to tell her family’s life and story. Not only was this book full of graphics but it is a true story about the author’s life. I found it very interesting how an author can tell a true story through pictures.
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