I'd heard of Bechdel before as the inventor of the Bechdel or Bechdel-Wallace Test (which asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man) and that was literally all I knew about her. This autobiographical graphic novel pulls precisely zero punches when describing Bechdel's childhood and adolescence. It wasn't an abusive upbringing as such, but her father's repressed homosexuality colours every aspect of their home life.
There was a section on James Joyce's Ulysses which I could have done without (can't stand Joyce), but other than that this was a really interesting book. Definitely recommended.
4 stars