"Fun Home" This book has been a decent read thus far. I wasn't expecting it to take such drastic twists and turns, which is why I think I've managed to maintain interest. The father figure didn't initially come off as the selfish and unemotional man he turned out to be. At the very start I thought he was just going to be one of those dad's that just isn't a family guy, but his character grew to be much more intriguing than that. He was insane, perhaps bi-polar. For him to treat his home furnishings better than his own kids clearly demonstrates some kind of mental illness. In some sense he was a very confusing character as well. You get a feeling that he doesn't really know what he wants out of life. It's almost like after he left Europe to return home to run his father's funeral business, he kind of lost sight of what he really wanted. He had a wife and three kids and it seemed he wasn't where he wanted to be. You don't want to side with the dad, but in some way you have to feel sorry for him. As much of a bastard as he was, he was lost-confused-and really just unable to connect with anyone. When you're alone and don't have anyone to turn to you become angry. Unfortunately, his wife and children received the brunt of his rage. It was also a surprise when he died. But, it wasn't just his death that shocked me it was the emotion that his family expressed as well. They were somewhat content with the idea that he was gone forever. When it was suspected that his death may have been suicide I wasn't very thrown back. I hadn't thought of it as being a suicide prior to the suggestion, but the various clues given afterwards really make you think about whether he was trying to hint something all along. Anyway, it is turning out to be a pretty good book. I am curious to see what else goes on with her family, but at the same time I'm not too thrilled about reading such a depressing book.