num_pages: 148
description: Not Funny Ha-Ha is a bold slightly wry graphic novel illustrating the lives of two young women from different cultural family and financial backgrounds who go through two different abortions (medical and surgical). It follows them through the process of choosing a clinic reaching out to friends partners and/or family and eventually the procedure(s) itself. It simply shows what happens when a woman goes through it no questions asked. Despite the fact that so many women and girls have abortions every day in every city all around us it can be a lonely experience. Not Funny Ha-Ha is a little bit technical a little bit moving and often funny in a format uniquely suited to communicate. The book is meant to be a non-judgmental comforting even humorous look at what a woman can go through during an abortion. Although the subject matter is heavy the illustrations are light. The author takes a step back from putting forth any personal opinion whatsoever simply laying out the events and possible emotional repercussions that could and often do occur.
language: English
title: Not Funny Ha-Ha: A Handbook for Something Hard
publisher: Fantagraphics