Books like Cathedral
Cathedral by Raymond Carver reads as melancholic, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Call if you need me
Raymond Carver · 2000
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74% genome match
Rock Springs
Richard Ford · 1987
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69% genome match
The People Look Like Flowers At Last
Charles Bukowski · 2007
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69% genome match
Tex
S. E. Hinton · 1979
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69% genome match
Gates of Eden
Ethan Coen · 1998
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69% genome match
Maximum Bob
Elmore Leonard · 1991
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69% genome match
Junky
William S. Burroughs · 1953
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69% genome match
Brownsville
Oscar Casares · 2003
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69% genome match
Winter's Bone
Daniel Woodrell · 2006
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69% genome match
Death Wish
Iceberg Slim · 1977
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69% genome match
The friends of Eddie Coyle
George V. Higgins · 1972
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69% genome match
American Buffalo
David Mamet · 1976
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69% genome match
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