Books like Gigi

Gigi by Colette reads as charming, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Sylvester, or, The Wicked Uncle

Georgette Heyer · 1957

Shares the romance thread

73% genome match

Cheri

Colette · 2001

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Bonjour tristesse

Françoise Sagan · 1954

Shares the romance thread

83% genome match

The passion

Jeanette Winterson · 1987

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

The chase

Louisa May Alcott · 1995

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

La ley del amour

Laura Esquivel · 1995

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Gabriela, Cravo e Canela

Jorge Leal Amado de Faria · 1962

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Le diable au corps

Raymond Radiguet · 1923

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Ars Amatoria

Ovid · 1494

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

The Bane Chronicles

Cassandra Clare · 2014

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

A Rose In Winter

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss · 1982

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë · 1847

Shares the romance thread

69% genome match