Books like It
It by Stephen King reads as dark, epic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Dark Places
Gillian Flynn · 2009
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Suttree
Cormac McCarthy
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen · 2006
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Listen for the Lie
Amy Tintera · 2024
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
In the Woods
Tana French · 2007
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
The Last House on Needless Street
Catriona Ward · 2021
Shares the unreliable + human thread
69% genome match
Our Wives Under the Sea
Julia Armfield
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Fragile Things
Neil Gaiman
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
The Tommyknockers
Stephen King · 1987
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
In the Night Room
Peter Straub · 2004
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Alias Grace
Margaret Atwood · 1996
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Barney's Version
Mordecai Richler · 1997
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
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