Books like Damaged

Damaged by Cathy Glass reads as heartbreaking, empathetic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The lost boy

David J. Pelzer · 1994

Both explore child abuse & resilience

78% genome match

They Cage the Animals at Night

Jennings Michael Burch · 1984

Both explore foster care & resilience

60% genome match

What My Bones Know

Stephanie Foo · 2022

Both explore trauma & healing

72% genome match

Cut

Cathy Glass · 2009

Both explore child abuse & foster care

92% genome match

Surviving child sexual abuse

Liz Hall · 1989

Both explore trauma & healing

73% genome match

A Stolen Life

Jaycee Lee Dugard · 2011

Both explore trauma & resilience

68% genome match

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

William Kamkwamba · 2009

Both explore resilience

66% genome match

The bite of the mango

Mariatu Kamara · 2008

Both explore trauma & resilience

68% genome match

Beautiful Boy

David Sheff · 2007

Same memoir feel

65% genome match

First They Killed My Father

Loung Ung · 2000

Both explore trauma & resilience

65% genome match

The Hiding Place

Corrie ten Boom · 1971

Both explore resilience

64% genome match

Surviving the angel of death

Eva Mozes Kor · 2009

Both explore trauma & resilience

68% genome match