Books like The Martian
The Martian by Andy Weir reads as witty, hopeful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir · 2021
Shares the hopeful + collapse thread
83% genome match
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman · 2020
Shares the collapse + vvoice thread
70% genome match
Wonder
R.J. Palacio · 2012
Shares the hopeful + outsider thread
69% genome match
The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood · 2021
Shares the hopeful + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Network Effect
Martha Wells · 2020
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston · 2019
Shares the hopeful + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Y: The Last Man
Brian K. Vaughan · 2002
Shares the collapse + vvoice thread
69% genome match
A Deadly Education
Naomi Novik · 2020
Shares the collapse + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Wanderers
Chuck Wendig · 2019
Shares the collapse + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis · 2001
Shares the hopeful + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Beach Read
Emily Henry · 2020
Shares the hopeful + vvoice thread
69% genome match
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger · 1951
Shares the outsider + vvoice thread
69% genome match
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