Books like Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus reads as witty, warm. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini · 2007
Shares the history + escape thread
83% genome match
The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah · 2021
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69% genome match
It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover · 2016
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69% genome match
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · 1813
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69% genome match
The clay marble
Minfong Ho · 1991
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69% genome match
The Breadwinner
Deborah Ellis · 2000
Shares the escape + history thread
69% genome match
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman · 2017
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69% genome match
The Mountains Sing
Nguyen Phan Que Mai · 2020
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69% genome match
Cerita dari Blora
Pramoedya Ananta Toer · 1950
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69% genome match
Pachinko
Min Jin Lee · 2017
Shares the escape + history thread
83% genome match
The Silver Sword
Ian Serraillier · 1956
Shares the escape + history thread
69% genome match
The Color Purple
Alice Walker · 1982
Shares the escape + history thread
69% genome match
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