Books like When bad things happen to good people

When bad things happen to good people by Harold S. Kushner reads as compassionate, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

How can it be all right when everything is all wrong?

Lewis B. Smedes · 1982

Both explore suffering & faith

89% genome match

The wounded healer

Henri J. M. Nouwen · 1972

Both explore suffering

74% genome match

The Gift of Therapy

Irvin D. Yalom · 2002

Both explore existentialism

65% genome match

C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis · 2002

Both explore faith & suffering

68% genome match

Finding meaning in the second half of life

James Hollis · 2005

Both explore existentialism

64% genome match

The Art of Loving

Erich Fromm · 1956

Both explore existentialism

60% genome match

Two-Part Invention

Madeleine L'Engle · 1988

Both explore grief & faith

65% genome match

The parables of Peanuts

Robert L. Short · 1968

Both explore existentialism & faith

64% genome match

The Seven Storey Mountain

Thomas Merton · 1948

Both explore faith & existentialism

59% genome match

When Things Fall Apart

Pema Chödrön · 1997

Both explore resilience & suffering

75% genome match

The pursuit of God

A. W. Tozer · 1897

Both explore faith

59% genome match

Love has a price tag

Elisabeth Elliot · 1979

Both explore faith & suffering

61% genome match