Books like Deceit, desire, and the novel

Deceit, desire, and the novel by René Girard reads as analytical, academic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Semiotics of poetry

Michael Riffaterre · 1978

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

Illness as metaphor

Susan Sontag · 1978

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Fables of identity

Northrop Frye · 1963

Both explore literature

63% genome match

Zur psychopathologie des alltagslebens (The psychopathology of everyday life)

Sigmund Freud · 1904

Same philosophy feel

60% genome match

History Of Beauty

Umberto Eco · 2004

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

Essays in applied psycho-analysis

Ernest Jones · 1923

Both explore literature

64% genome match

Las Reglas del Arte

Pierre Bourdieu · 1992

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

How to read a film

Monaco, James. · 1977

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

Fashion as communication

Malcolm Barnard · 1996

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Pouvoirs de l'horreur

Julia Kristeva em português · 1980

Same philosophy feel

58% genome match

The anxiety of influence

Harold Bloom · 1973

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Cool memories

Jean Baudrillard · 1987

Same philosophy feel

60% genome match