Books like Capitães da Areia
Capitães da Areia by Jorge Leal Amado de Faria reads as gritty, empathetic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck · 1939
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69% genome match
Golden boy
Clifford Odets · 1937
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La casa verde
Mario Vargas Llosa · 1966
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69% genome match
A star called Henry
Roddy Doyle · 1999
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72% genome match
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens · 1838
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69% genome match
The Tortilla Curtain
T.C. Boyle · 1996
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Yonnondio: from the thirties
Tillie Olsen · 1974
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The coldest winter ever
Sister Souljah · 1999
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Un día en la vida
Manlio Argueta · 1980
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Lawn boy
Jonathan Evison · 2018
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Anger is a Gift
Mark Oshiro · 2018
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69% genome match
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
Chris Crutcher · 1993
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69% genome match
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