Books like Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska by John Green reads as bittersweet, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky · 1999

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green · 2012

Shares the meaning + grief thread

83% genome match

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Jesse Andrews · 2012

Shares the grief + comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger · 1951

Shares the grief thread

83% genome match

If He Had Been with Me

Laura Nowlin · 2013

Shares the comingofage thread

76% genome match

I Fell in Love with Hope

Lancali · 2022

Shares the grief + comingofage thread

71% genome match

They Both Die at the End

Adam Silvera · 2017

Shares the comingofage + grief thread

70% genome match

Love and Other Words

Christina Lauren · 2018

Shares the comingofage + grief thread

69% genome match

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami · 1987

Shares the comingofage + grief thread

69% genome match

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Saenz · 2012

Shares the comingofage thread

70% genome match

Heartstopper, Volume 1

Alice Oseman · 2019

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Jenny Han · 2014

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match