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Books like Lucky Jim

Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis reads as satirical, humorous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Vile Bodies cover
Vile Bodies
Evelyn Waugh · 1930
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69% genome match
Babbitt cover
Babbitt
Sinclair Lewis · 2012
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69% genome match
Snuff cover
Snuff
Terry Pratchett
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69% genome match
Novels (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Adventures of Tom Sawyer) cover
Novels (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
Mark Twain · 1922
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69% genome match
Lazarillo de Tormes / Vida del Buscón don Pablos cover
Lazarillo de Tormes / Vida del Buscón don Pablos
Anonymous · 1961
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69% genome match
Juno and the paycock cover
Juno and the paycock
Sean O'Casey · 1928
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69% genome match
A star called Henry cover
A star called Henry
Roddy Doyle · 1999
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69% genome match
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe cover
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Douglas Adams · 1980
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69% genome match
The ways of white folks cover
The ways of white folks
Langston Hughes · 1934
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69% genome match
A Raisin in the Sun cover
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry · 1995
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69% genome match
Around the world with Auntie Mame cover
Around the world with Auntie Mame
Patrick Dennis · 1958
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69% genome match
The Tortilla Curtain cover
The Tortilla Curtain
T.C. Boyle · 1996
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69% genome match

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