Books like The Liars' Club
The Liars' Club by Mary Karr reads as dark, wry. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Gender Queer
Maia Kobabe
Shares the human + unreliable thread
77% genome match
Educated
Tara Westover · 2018
Shares the escape + unreliable thread
69% genome match
The Color of Water
James McBride
Shares the human + unreliable thread
75% genome match
Heavy
Kiese Laymon
Shares the human + unreliable thread
87% genome match
Spinning
Tillie Walden
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
74% genome match
Black Dog Of Fate
Peter Balakian · 2009
Shares the human + unreliable thread
73% genome match
The bill from my father
Bernard Cooper · 2006
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Blankets
Craig Thompson · 2003
Shares the comingofage + escape thread
69% genome match
Every good-bye ain't gone
Itabari Njeri · 1990
Shares the human + unreliable thread
69% genome match
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi · 2000
Shares the comingofage + escape thread
69% genome match
Know My Name
Chanel Miller
Shares the human + unreliable thread
78% genome match
The Best We Could Do
Thi Bui
Shares the human + unreliable thread
76% genome match
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