Reviews tagging 'Grief'

¿Eres mi madre? by Alison Bechdel

8 reviews

summermorning's review against another edition

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5.0


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lucylou's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

3.0

Bechdel’s contentious relationship with her mother  made me feel sad and seen, but the amount of psychoanalysis really made this book drag. I found my eyes glazing over a few times with the amount of quotes and references to psychoanalyst Wincott. Loved all the references to Virginia Woolf!

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therainbowshelf's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

After years of this being on my TBR, my husband discovered it and really connected with it. Bechdel is even more analytical with this book than the one about her dad, bringing in psychology scholarship to examine her life and relationship with mom. In one panel her therapist suggests her childhood diary was a way to distance herself from what was going on, and I felt like that summarized her style with this book as well.

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anniefwrites's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced
An interesting deep dive into Bechdel’s relationship with her mother. I think it was a bit too cerebral for me, but I also felt like that was the point; Bechdel attempts to think her way through their relationship rather than feel her way through it, which I think I would have preferred. Still, I always love her art style and raw vulnerability. 

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alyx's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

4.75


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snappingbats's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Dense with psychology/psychiatry references, with a refreshingly large and sometimes obtuse vocabulary compared to some of the stuff I've read recently. I enjoyed its down-to-earth everyday happenings, described in big words, and the intense analyzation of emotions, abuse & neglect, the processing of that, and the decision to move forward in hope. 

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alainam's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.0


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jbellomy's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.0


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