Books like The seven moons of Maali Almeida

The seven moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka reads as satirical, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Wizard of the Crow

Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo · 2006

Shares the power thread

69% genome match

Stranger Things Happen

Kelly Link · 2001

Both explore identity

60% genome match

What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky: The most acclaimed short story collection of the year

Lesley Nneka Arimah · 2017

Both explore identity

60% genome match

Gob's grief

Chris Adrian · 2000

Both explore afterlife

63% genome match

La casa de los espíritus

Isabel Allende · 1982

Shares the power thread

69% genome match

Who Fears Death

Nnedi Okorafor

Shares the power thread

69% genome match

The World Doesn't Require You

Rion Amilcar Scott

Both explore identity

58% genome match

Vampires in the Lemon Grove

Karen Russell

Both explore identity

56% genome match

The Girl in the Flammable Skirt

Aimee Bender

Both explore identity

53% genome match

Hullabaloo in the guava orchard

Kiran Desai · 1998

Same literary feel

53% genome match

Summer of the mariposas

Guadalupe Garcia McCall · 2012

Both explore identity

51% genome match

Pump Six and Other Stories

Paolo Bacigalupi

Shares the power thread

69% genome match