Books like What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson reads as poignant, philosophical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes · 1966

Shares the grief thread

69% genome match

Elsewhere

Gabrielle Zevin · 2005

Shares the grief thread

78% genome match

20th Century Ghosts

Joe Hill

Shares the grief thread

69% genome match

I Fell in Love with Hope

Lancali · 2022

Shares the grief thread

74% genome match

The Cat's Pajamas

Ray Bradbury · 2004

Shares the grief thread

69% genome match

A Monster Calls

Patrick Ness · 2011

Shares the grief thread

69% genome match

Norwegian Wood

村上春樹 · 1987

Shares the grief thread

69% genome match

You've Reached Sam

Dustin Thao · 2021

Shares the grief thread

69% genome match

Norwegian Wood

Haruki Murakami · 1987

Shares the grief thread

69% genome match

It

Stephen King · 1986

Shares the grief thread

69% genome match

A Fine and Private Place

Peter S. Beagle · 1960

Both explore love & grief

67% genome match

Solaris

Stanislaw Lem · 1961

Shares the grief thread

69% genome match