Books like Malibu Rising

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid reads as immersive, emotional. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Women

Kristin Hannah · 2024

Same literary feel

62% genome match

The Vacationers

Emma Straub · 2014

Both explore family & secrets

53% genome match

Pineapple Street

Jenny Jackson · 2023

Both explore family

51% genome match

A Thousand Acres

Jane Smiley

Both explore family & secrets

65% genome match

The Good Earth

Pearl S. Buck · 2027

Both explore family

63% genome match

The Sun Is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon

Both explore family

61% genome match

The Pearl

John Steinbeck · 1947

Both explore family

61% genome match

The Underground Railroad (Television Tie-in)

Colson Whitehead · 2021

Same literary feel

62% genome match

Beartown

Fredrik Backman · 2016

Same literary feel

62% genome match

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 2006

Same literary feel

60% genome match

The Old Curiosity Shop

Charles Dickens

Both explore family

60% genome match

We Begin at the End

Chris Whitaker · 2020

Both explore family

63% genome match