Here’s some questions: Are you?? Does this book pass the Bechdel test? Yes, overwhelmingly. Also, say the title of the book with the emphasis that makes the most sense to you. ARE you my mother? Are YOU my mother? Are you MY mother? Are you my MOTHER? All of these work for this book. This is a follow-up memoir after Fun Home, that is a mature and interesting work, but one that’s also less successful and ultimately less memorable. This book follows more so along […]
It’s our very capacity for self-consciousness that makes us self-destructive!
Are you my Mother? by Alison Bechdel

