Bechdel 1-2

I found the first two chapters to be interesting at times but dull for the most part. For most of the first chapter you think that the book is going to be about how the father is forcing the rest of the family to help him in restoring their house. I think Bechdel did this to tell us what kind of man her father was but she didn't have to spend so much time on this. towards the end of chapter one we learn more about the real focus of the story. Bechdel's father dies from being hit by a truck but she thinks its a suicide. This started to gain my interest but I quickly lost it when she began to talk more about her father's history and her experience growing up.