Books like Batman: A Death in the Family
12 books with a reading profile close to Batman: A Death in the Family by Jim Starlin. Clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride & Joy
Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative
Six teenagers—Alex, Nico, Karolina, Gert, Chase, and Molly—gather for their parents' annual charity meeting, only to witness their families performing a ritualistic human sacrifice.
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Revolting rhymes
by Roald Dahl
Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
Roald Dahl reimagines six classic fairy tales through dark, comedic poetry.
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3
Blockade Billy
by Stephen King
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Set in the 1957 baseball season, this novella follows William Blakely, a catcher for the fictional Newark Titans.
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The Dressmaker
by Kate Alcott
Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative
Tess Collins, a determined aspiring seamstress, escapes a stagnant life in England by securing a position as a personal maid to Lady Duff Gordon, a famed fashion designer.
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Pope Joan
Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
In ninth-century Europe, Joan is born into a world that denies women education and agency.
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The List
Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
At Mount Washington High School, a list appears on the first Monday of the year that names one girl as the prettiest and one as the ugliest in each class.
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Beauty Queens
by Libba Bray
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Fifty contestants for the Miss Teen Sweetheart pageant crash-land on a deserted island when their plane malfunctions.
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Funny Girl
by Nick Hornby
Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
In 1960s Britain, Barbara, a young woman from Blackpool, wins a beauty contest but gives up the crown to pursue her dream of becoming a comedian.
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Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why
Also clear-cut and escapist · entertainment, narrative
Kamala Khan continues to navigate her dual life as a Pakistani-American teenager in Jersey City and the new Ms.
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Hawkeye, Volume 1: My Life as a Weapon
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
When he is not fighting alongside the Avengers, Clint Barton spends his time protecting a Brooklyn apartment building from a local organized crime syndicate known as the "Tracksuit Mafia." This collection follows Barton…
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11
The Book of Essie
entertainment, narrative
Essie Hicks is a seventeen-year-old girl, the daughter of a famous evangelical preacher whose family stars in a reality television show.
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Scott Pilgrim, Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Scott Pilgrim turns twenty-four and faces the increasing pressure of adulthood while his relationship with Ramona Flowers begins to fracture under the weight of past secrets.
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