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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Halfway through this book you will find the beginning of the Dykes to Watch Out for series. The story focuses on Mo and her search for a girlfriend. Plenty of political commentary and humor are interspersed among insightful depictions of lesbian relationships. If you haven't read any of the DTWOF books though, here is where you start!
dated but sweet and still relatable in some ways LOL
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The self-contained strips not bound to a plot are funny and in many ways wittier than the continuing stories with Mo. However, Mo's adventures are compelling to read to witness the development of the characters, and they also show a more fully realised view of lesbian lifestyles. Bechdel manages, with varying success, to still contribute witty observations of the earlier comic strips through using specific characters as conduits. Still fantastic and witty nonetheless, and an educational time capsule that is entertaining at the same time.
Honestly, maybe the best synthesis of radical politics, humor and emotional weight of anything I've read in a minute. Not sure why I waited so long but guess I thought it'd be more so the starting block of her work leading to 'Fun Home' and other later works but I actually think I prefer it.
Ugh! Loved seeing these characters emerge in 86 finally after the first one. Really sweet ending scene with Harriet and Mo. I need more!
I love Alison Bechdel :) it occurred to me that of course she writes all the dialogue herself so not everyone's lines are verbatim??
favorite quotes again:
"'Nice' is not the word I'd choose. Glorious chaos is more like it. Can you imagine 3,000 lesbians from nearly every way of life holding plenary sessions in the civic center while mercury is in retrograde?" -Ginger
"Yeah, me too. We never made love in a moving vehicle." -Harriet
favorite quotes again:
"'Nice' is not the word I'd choose. Glorious chaos is more like it. Can you imagine 3,000 lesbians from nearly every way of life holding plenary sessions in the civic center while mercury is in retrograde?" -Ginger
"Yeah, me too. We never made love in a moving vehicle." -Harriet