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FUN HOME - ALISON BECHDEL

After playing in the pit orchestra for the musical adaptation, I really wanted to read the book itself. Needless to say I absolutely loved it. Creating a graphic novel of her life created a really amazing reading experience and added some great humor throughout that blended excellently with her writing style.

@jake-tanda

1d ago

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Alison Bechdel - Fun Home

a graphic novel all about family; the beautiful, chaotic, loving, harmful, formative mess it is in all its glory

@royallmonarch

Jan 30, 2025

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Bechdel’s new book!!

I love her and everything she does and this book it’s great. It’s lighter than the rest and so good. It’s about her relationship with exercise but as always so much more. I loved seeing her go through obsessions and dissecting her life with this lenses. Great drawings and insights, truly recommend!

@joblob

Apr 18, 2024

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RE-REC'D BY @haydens

little co-rec: if anyone's interested in more literature along these lines, SPARK by John Ratey is a book i read in a PE independent study in high school (bc i didn't want to take gym my last semester) that makes a very compelling argument for integrating physical exercise in your life as a solution to mental health issues. comes to similar conclusions in regard to SSRIs and really any medication in that they can't compare to the results that actually using your body can give you. it really changed my perspective on exercise because i think physical exercise is wrapped up in 'self-improvement' when in reality it should be seen as self-care. and to bring it back to dancing: this is physical exercise that really connects you with the spirit in you and those around you, something that is undeniably a form of care

dancing

a study issued last month found that dancing is the most effective way of treating and mitigating depression. Walking, therapy, and yoga also outpaced SSRIs. and if you're saying 'oh this was probably funded by Big Dance', there's no evidence of that and if you're saying 'that's just what a Big Dance shill would say', well honey you're right

@Shadowbeni

Mar 4, 2024

@haydens

Mar 31, 2024

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having love in your heart for all people

especially the ones you Think you have hate in your heart for

@haydens

Mar 5, 2024

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editing

just finish the first draft of the thing you're working on no matter how shitty it is. idk about anyone else but editing to make a second draft is my favorite part of making anything.

@haydens

Dec 3, 2024