Books like Freedom at Midnight

Freedom at Midnight by Dominique Lapierre reads as dramatic, informative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

La cité de la joie

Dominique Lapierre · 1985

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Inglorious Empire

Shashi Tharoor · 2017

Same nonfiction feel

52% genome match

City of Djinns

William Dalrymple · 1993

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Maximum City

Suketu Mehta · 2004

Same nonfiction feel

52% genome match

The epic city

Kushanava Choudhury · 2017

Same nonfiction feel

52% genome match

Krakatoa

Simon Winchester · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match

Over the Edge of the World

Laurence Bergreen · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Leonardo

Leonardo da Vinci · 1946

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Picasso

Pablo Picasso · 1926

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

The destiny of the republic

Candice Millard · 2011

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Moonwalking with Einstein

Joshua Foer · 2011

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Atomic Habits

James Clear · 2018

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match