Books like Among the thugs

Among the thugs by Bill Buford reads as raw, immersive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Ten Days That Shook the World

John Reed · 1919

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Nickel and Dimed

Barbara Ehrenreich · 2001

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Missoula

Jon Krakauer · 2015

Shares the transgress thread

69% genome match

The hard man

McGrath, Tom · 1977

Shares the transgress thread

69% genome match

Empire of Pain

Patrick Radden Keefe · 2021

Shares the transgress thread

69% genome match

Gomorrah

Roberto Saviano · 2006

Shares the transgress thread

69% genome match

Liar's Poker

Michael Lewis · 1989

Same nonfiction feel

52% genome match

The People of the Abyss

Jack London · 1900

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match

Methland

Nick Reding · 2009

Shares the transgress thread

69% genome match

Once there was a war

John Steinbeck · 1943

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match

You Can't Win

Jack Black · 1926

Same nonfiction feel

50% genome match

Shooting an Elephant and other essays

George Orwell · 1950

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match