Books like The Odyssey
The Odyssey by Homer reads as epic, immersive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Beowulf
Unknown · 1000
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69% genome match
The Starless Sea
Erin Morgenstern · 2019
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69% genome match
Apollonius Rhodius
Apollonius Rhodius · 1550
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69% genome match
Death's Master
Tanith Lee · 2025
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69% genome match
Illustrated Odyssey
Όμηρος · 1980
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84% genome match
Metamorphoses
Ovid · 1479
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69% genome match
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy · 1985
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69% genome match
Empire of Storms
Sarah J. Maas · 2016
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69% genome match
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez · 1967
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69% genome match
Legendary
Stephanie Garber · 2018
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69% genome match
The Iliad
Homer · -750
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83% genome match
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel Garcia Marquez · 1985
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69% genome match
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