Books like Fun Home

A darkly funny, deeply literary graphic memoir that dissects the complicated legacy of a closeted parent and a daughter's own queer awakening. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Fun Home.

gothic
nostalgic
bittersweet
claustrophobic

01
Are you my mother?
Alison Bechdel
A deeply cerebral, visually intricate excavation of the mother-daughter bond through the lens of psychoanalysis and literature.
Shares:
- wry
- analytical
- melancholic
02
The Secret to Superhuman Strength
Alison Bechdel
A wry, deeply intellectual exploration of how we use physical exertion to outrun our own mortality.
Shares:
- wry
- earnest
03
Jimmy Corrigan
Chris Ware · 2006
A meticulously constructed, heartbreakingly beautiful monument to profound loneliness and generational failure.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- claustrophobic
04
Times I Knew I Was Gay
Eleanor Crewes
A gentle, funny, and deeply relatable exploration of the messy, non-linear journey to figuring out you're queer.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- wry
- earnest
05
Tomboy
Liz Prince
A funny, heartfelt exploration of the messy middle ground between boyhood and girlhood, fueled by punk rock and adolescent angst.
Shares:
- nostalgic
06
Persepolis 1 & 2
Marjane Satrapi
A fiercely candid and darkly funny graphic memoir about growing up rebellious in the shadow of revolution.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- bittersweet
- wry
- darkly comic
07
Gender Queer
Maia Kobabe
A deeply vulnerable, beautifully illustrated journey through the messy, confusing, and ultimately joyful process of finding the right words for who you are.
Shares:
- earnest
08
Ghost World
Daniel Clowes
A sharp, melancholy portrait of the exact moment a childhood friendship begins to dissolve into the ether of adulthood.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- wry
09
Death
Neil Gaiman
A compassionate, gothic-tinged meditation on love, fame, and the beautiful, terrifying fragility of being alive.
Shares:
- bittersweet
- melancholic
- earnest
10
Honor girl
Maggie Thrash
A humid, bittersweet plunge into the dizzying confusion of a first queer crush at a traditional Southern summer camp.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- wry
- melancholic
- earnest
11
Relish
Lucy Knisley
A warm, mouth-watering celebration of growing up, finding yourself, and eating really good cheese along the way.
Shares:
- nostalgic
- earnest
12
Rosalie Lightning
Tom Hart
A heart-breaking yet beautiful graphic journey through the depths of parental grief toward a fragile, hard-won hope.
Feels:
- sorrowful
- devastating
- tender

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