I've always thought of Fun Home as essential reading for young dykes, and now I can finally say that I've read this gay classic. I went in expecting to identify mainly with Bechdel, a lesbian icon. Therefore I was surprised at my affinity for Bechdel's father, who is another "manic depressive fag."

Bookish, Fun Home is probably best understood by English majors. A slew of classics are used as literary devices in the graphic novel, and I'm pretty sure I only caught a few of them.