Books like The Cider House Rules

The Cider House Rules by John Irving reads as immersive, emotional. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

A Prayer for Owen Meany

John Irving · 1989

Both explore destiny

83% genome match

David Copperfield

Charles Dickens · 1850

Same literary feel

57% genome match

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt · 2013

Same literary feel

53% genome match

The Lincoln Highway

Amor Towles · 2021

Same literary feel

53% genome match

Go Tell It on the Mountain

James Baldwin · 1953

Same literary feel

61% genome match

Childhood Annotated

Лев Толстой · 1961

Same literary feel

48% genome match

A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry · 1995

Same literary feel

57% genome match

Le petit chose

Alphonse Daudet · 1870

Same literary feel

48% genome match

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain · 1884

Same literary feel

53% genome match

Tom Brown's School Days

Thomas Hughes · 1800

Same literary feel

43% genome match

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo · 1862

Same literary feel

53% genome match

Titus Groan

Mervyn Peake · 1946

Same literary feel

57% genome match