Books like Amsterdam
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan reads as dark, wry. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Suzanne Collins · 2020
Shares the ambition thread
69% genome match
Prince of Thorns
Mark Lawrence
Shares the ambition thread
73% genome match
The Rise of Scourge
Erin Hunter · 2008
Shares the ambition thread
73% genome match
Mr. Mercedes
Stephen King · 2014
Shares the ambition thread
69% genome match
Hooked
Emily McIntire · 2021
Shares the ambition thread
69% genome match
The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga · 2008
Shares the ambition thread
69% genome match
Bel-Ami
Guy de Maupassant · 1893
Shares the ambition thread
69% genome match
Cousin Bette
Honoré de Balzac
Shares the ambition thread
69% genome match
The last word and other stories
Graham Greene · 1990
Both explore morality
61% genome match
The Warden
Anthony Trollope · 1855
Shares the ambition thread
69% genome match
Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel
Shares the ambition thread
69% genome match
Daddy
Emma Cline
Shares the ambition thread
69% genome match
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