Books like Brooklyn
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín reads as reflective, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan
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Open Secrets
Alice Munro · 1994
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Nora Webster
Colm Toibin · 2014
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My Name Is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout · 2016
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After rain
William Trevor · 1996
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Short stories
Nadine Gordimer · 1975
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Clyde Fans
Seth
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Love and other stories [23 stories]
Антон Павлович Чехов · 1922
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Maru
Bessie Head · 1971
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The African Trilogy (Things Fall Apart / No Longer at Ease / Arrow of God)
Chinua Achebe · 1988
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The Springs of Affection
Maeve Brennan · 1997
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Guests of the nation
Frank O'Connor · 1931
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69% genome match
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