I wanted to stretch myself with both genre and subject matter. This is the first graphic book I have ever read. It was interesting and engaging. The graphic aspect, mixed with the narrative and "conversation" bubbles, worked together to create a real plot and story, with cohesion.

I felt like I had read a good, literary tale. This was Alison Bechdel's coming of age story based on journals she kept from the age of ten. It tells of her ambivalent feelings about her upbringing and parents, which culminates in her understanding that she is a lesbian. At the same time, her father's homosexuality is openly revealed, bringing some closure to her life of ambivalence, but he is hit by a truck and killed a short time after, so she is able to communicate this part of their shared understanding only once with him. I found this story compelling and all the characters very sympathetic.

--Recommended by Susie

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