Books like That was then, this is now

That was then, this is now by S. E. Hinton reads as gritty, melancholic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Tex

S. E. Hinton · 1979

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

78% genome match

Lot

Bryan Washington

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky · 1999

Shares the comingofage + escape thread

69% genome match

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie · 2007

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Tyrell

Coe Booth · 2007

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Make Lemonade

Virginia Euwer Wolff · 1993

Shares the escape + vspare thread

69% genome match

Sisters/Hermanas

Gary Paulsen · 1993

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Ruby

Rosa Guy · 1976

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

This is our youth

Kenneth Lonergan · 1999

Shares the comingofage + vspare thread

69% genome match

It's Like This, Cat

Emily Cheney Neville · 1992

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Racconti romani

Alberto Moravia · 1950

Shares the escape + vspare thread

69% genome match

I'll Get There, It Better Be Worth the Trip

John Donovan · 1969

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match