Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

About: In this groundbreaking graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel tells the story of her unusual childhood in a small Pennsylvania town, where her family lived in a funeral home—known locally as the "Fun Home." At its heart is Bechdel's complicated relationship with her brilliant, obsessive, and emotionally distant father, whose hidden sexuality casts a long shadow over their lives. Weaving together literary references, family history, and her own coming-of-age, Fun Home is an intimate, witty, and profoundly moving exploration of identity, memory, sexuality, and the secrets that shape families.