Fun Home vs Savage Dragon: Which Should You Read?
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Fun Home
“LIKE MANY FATHERS, MINE COULD OCCASIONALLY BE PREVAILED ON FOR A SPOT OF "AIRPLANE."”
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A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, sexual angst, and great books. This breakout book by Alison Bechdel is a darkly funny family tale,…
Savage Dragon
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COUNTDOWN TO ISSUE #200 REACHES ITS PENULTIMATE ISSUE! Malcolm Dragon tackles the deadly Demonoids! It's an allout underworld war as the Lava Lords, Ant-Menaces, and Demonoids battle it out for world dominationÑand…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Fun Home has the widest readership — 208213 ratings behind its score.
- Fun Home runs the darker storyline; Savage Dragon stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Fun Home | Savage Dragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (208213) | 4.0 (128) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (453) | 3.2 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (71) | — |
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Reception
| Fun Home | Savage Dragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 208213 | 128 |
| Editions | 20 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 159113 | — |
| Reading it now | 2771 | — |
| Written reviews | 15811 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 6179 | 5894 |
| Pages | 235 | 136 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Fun Home or Savage Dragon?
Fun Home has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Fun Home 4.1/5, Savage Dragon 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Fun Home or Savage Dragon?
Savage Dragon is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Savage Dragon (136 pages, ≈ 2 h 31 m); Fun Home (235 pages, ≈ 4 h 21 m).
Which is harder to read: Fun Home or Savage Dragon?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Fun Home: Light; Savage Dragon: Light.