Books like The Shallows

The Shallows by Nicholas G. Carr reads as analytical, cautionary. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Reclaiming Conversation

Sherry Turkle · 2015

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

The Attention Merchants

Tim Wu · 2016

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

How to watch TV news

Neil Postman · 1992

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match

The Anxious Generation

Jonathan Haidt · 2024

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Dumbing Us Down

John Taylor Gatto · 1991

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Life in code

Ellen Ullman · 2017

Both explore technology

60% genome match

Dopamine Nation

Anna Lembke · 2021

Both explore neuroscience & technology

72% genome match

E-commerce

Kenneth C. Laudon · 2002

Both explore internet & technology

70% genome match

The age of missing information

Bill McKibben · 1992

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

The influencing machine

Brooke Gladstone · 2011

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

The Road Ahead

Bill Gates · 1995

Both explore technology & internet

69% genome match

This Is Your Brain on Music

Daniel J. Levitin · 2006

Both explore neuroscience

69% genome match