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“Autobiographical manga about author's alcoholic father, rejecting unconditional forgiveness for family harm; inspired 2019 Japanese film.”
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic
酔うと化け物になる父がつらい
7.7
1,936 rank · 1,756 readers · 14 favorites
Memoir
Drama
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Autobiographical manga about author's alcoholic father, rejecting unconditional forgiveness for family harm; inspired 2019 Japanese film.
Mariko Kikuchi tells the painful story of her father's alcoholism and her own journey through guilt to understanding her father's illness. She rejects the common belief that family members can and should be forgiven for anything they do, no matter how much harm they cause. This powerful, self-contained autobiographical manga began as a web series that went viral, and inspired a critically acclaimed 2019 film in Japan. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
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8.8
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Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.30
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Mostly aligned
σ 1.30 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.75
Running avg · Feb 2019 → Sep 2024
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “When you go into reading this one shot, you don't expect the emotions you are going to feel. From chapter one I was moved to tears, maybe because I relate to certain feelings or moments but I felt...”
- 7 “This reminds me a lot of My Lesbian Experience with loneliness. With it being a true story about a young women's life going through struggles many can relate to. While I can't relate to this book...”
- 10 “it seems tangentially related to my lesbian relationship with lonliness but that assessment undercuts its own individual choices as a work and the kind of autobiography it is. To me rather than...”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 25%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 11 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Apr 2017 – Sep 2017
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M46089 catalog