Books like Our town
Our town by Thornton Wilder reads as nostalgic, philosophical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The long Christmas dinner
Thornton Wilder · 1933
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74% genome match
Three tall women
Edward Albee · 1995
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69% genome match
Stories of Your Life and Others
Ted Chiang · 2002
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69% genome match
If Not, Winter
Sappho · 2002
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69% genome match
Sea of Tranquility
Emily St. John Mandel · 2022
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69% genome match
The Hairy Ape (A Comedy of Ancient and Modern Life)
Eugene O'Neill · 1973
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69% genome match
Alison's house
Susan Glaspell · 1930
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69% genome match
The Gunslinger
Stephen King · 1982
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69% genome match
Turgenev
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev · 1933
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69% genome match
The Nine-Chambered Heart
Janice Pariat · 2017
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69% genome match
A View from the Bridge
Arthur Miller · 1955
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69% genome match
The Ink Dark Moon
Ono No Komachi · 1988
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69% genome match
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