Books like Sickened
Sickened by Julie Gregory reads as harrowing, urgent. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The lost boy
David J. Pelzer · 1994
Both explore child abuse & survival
73% genome match
When heaven and earth changed places
Le Ly Hayslip · 1989
Both explore survival & trauma
71% genome match
Seductive poison
Deborah Layton · 1998
Both explore survival & trauma
71% genome match
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy · 2022
Both explore trauma
63% genome match
Finding Me
Viola Davis · 2022
Both explore trauma
65% genome match
A House in the Sky
Amanda Lindhout · 2013
Both explore survival & trauma
68% genome match
What My Bones Know
Stephanie Foo · 2022
Both explore trauma
63% genome match
Snatched From Satan's Claws
Nancy Koech · 1991
Both explore survival
63% genome match
From the Ashes
Jesse Thistle · 2019
Both explore trauma
65% genome match
Girls like us
Rachel Lloyd · 2011
Both explore survival
65% genome match
Boy erased
Garrard Conley · 2016
Both explore trauma
63% genome match
They Cage the Animals at Night
Jennings Michael Burch · 1984
Both explore survival
63% genome match
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