You’d think with fewer
than 100 pages to go, I would have picked up Life of the Skies last night. But
no. Instead I dug out Alison Bechdel’s Fun
Home: A Family Tragicomic, one of my favorite books. When I heard that
someone was making a musical of it, I was skeptical; but then I heard some Fresh Air interviews that interested me.
So I went to see it on Broadway and completely blown away by it. Tomorrow I’m
dragging Tim to a regional theatre production, hoping it’s good. Last night I
wanted to look at the book.
Bechdel is coming to
town July 14, the very day I leave for a couple of days away with Tim. It’s
killing me. I want to get my books signed. Maybe I’ll find someone.
And if you don’t know
about the Bechdel test, you should.
I didn't know about the Bechdel test, interesting. I was pleased to see that the last movie I saw--Hereditary--got a passing grade (although one of women who apparently contributed to the between-women non-man-centred dialogue was a devil-worshipper).
ReplyDeleteI also did not know about this test nor the book...my list grows ever longer.
ReplyDeleteA cartoonist! No, I didn't know any of it either.
ReplyDeleteYes, I knew about the Bechdel test. I must look for the book. I want to support anyone who came up with that test.
ReplyDeleteI learn so much here.
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