Books like Diary

Diary by Samuel Pepys reads as candid, observational. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The history of the great plague in London in the year 1665

Daniel Defoe · 1722

Both explore plague

67% genome match

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson · 1775

Same nonfiction feel

50% genome match

Lives

Plutarch · 1564

Same classic feel

63% genome match

History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides · 1526

Both explore politics

63% genome match

History

Herodotus · 1494

Same classic feel

61% genome match

Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell · 1776

Same nonfiction feel

50% genome match

Leonardo

Leonardo da Vinci · 1946

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

Picasso

Pablo Picasso · 1926

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

Theft by Finding: Diaries: Volume One

David Sedaris · 2017

Both explore daily life & personal reflection

64% genome match

Give Me Liberty!

Eric Foner · 2004

Both explore politics

61% genome match

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin · 1929

Both explore personal reflection

63% genome match

North America

Anthony Trollope · 1862

Both explore politics

64% genome match