Have you read Grant Morrison's X-Men run? I remember making a thread about it (or the x-men in general) like a couple of months ago but now i've actually read a sizeable chunk of the issuesIt has a big print of punk/rock/alternative culture, similar to Gayman's Sandman for example. In addition to that, it treates topics related to coming-of-age and identity, more grounded, and yet, to me, they feel more appropiate given the basic premise of the mutants than the usual superhero stuff. I really like it Marked for deletion (Old)
I kinda want to read X-Men, I just have a lot of other things to read ahead of most western comics.
At least read the introductory E is for Extinction arc, if you enjoy that you'll enjoy the rest. As far as i'm concerned the best arc is Riot at Xavier's, however that one pretty much serves as a culmination of a lot of elements being brewed up since the starting point, so i wouldn't recommend jumping into it