Books like Cleopatra and Frankenstein

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors reads as witty, melancholic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Nine-Chambered Heart

Janice Pariat · 2017

Both explore identity & relationships

68% genome match

Writers & Lovers

Lily King · 2020

Both explore identity

54% genome match

Conversations with Friends

Sally Rooney · 2017

Both explore relationships & identity

83% genome match

The Lover's Dictionary

David Levithan · 2010

Both explore relationships & identity

68% genome match

The course of love

Alain De Botton · 2016

Both explore marriage

49% genome match

Holding still for as long as possible

Zoe Whittall · 2009

Both explore mental health & addiction

69% genome match

Swimming in the Dark

Tomasz Jedrowski · 2020

Both explore identity

64% genome match

Mother's Milk

Edward St Aubyn · 2005

Both explore addiction & mental health

62% genome match

Monkey grip

Helen Garner · 1977

Both explore addiction & relationships

67% genome match

Romantic Comedy

Curtis Sittenfeld

Same romance feel

57% genome match

All that man is

David Szalay · 2016

Both explore relationships & identity

61% genome match

Lucy. Roman

Jamaica Kincaid · 1990

Both explore identity

56% genome match