Books like Under the net

Under the net by Iris Murdoch reads as witty, philosophical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Portnoy's Complaint

Philip Roth

Both explore identity

57% genome match

Rayuela

Julio Cortázar · 1963

Both explore identity & love

71% genome match

Les Mandarins

Simone de Beauvoir · 1954

Both explore existentialism & freedom

70% genome match

Herzog

Saul Bellow

Both explore identity & love

68% genome match

The Age of Reason

Jean-Paul Sartre

Both explore freedom & identity

68% genome match

A year of birds

Iris Murdoch · 1978

Both explore philosophy & love

53% genome match

Scoop

Evelyn Waugh · 1938

Same classic feel

49% genome match

Niebla

Miguel de Unamuno · 1914

Both explore existentialism & identity

66% genome match

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley · 1932

Both explore freedom

61% genome match

Enten-eller

Søren Kierkegaard · 1843

Both explore existentialism

65% genome match

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are dead

Tom Stoppard · 1967

Both explore existentialism & identity

64% genome match

Uno, nessuno e centomila

Luigi Pirandello · 1926

Both explore identity & existentialism

63% genome match