Fun Home appears in 13 book lists

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Fun Home appears in 13 book lists on Shepherd.

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The best books about maddening dads

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The best gay coming-of-age graphic novels

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The best books that helped me claim my identity as a lesbian and feminist

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The best graphic books that merge art with personal history

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The best books of coming of age stories with intrepid heroines who want to be writers

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The best books about impossible childhoods

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The best memoirs about surviving dysfunctional family, gender identity crisis, and murder

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The best LGBTQ memoirs of trauma and transformation

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The best books with strong feminist perspectives, coming-of-age themes, and— please god— humor

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The best unconventional coming-of-age stories with quirky settings

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The best books on the power of family secrets

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The best comic books about sexuality

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