Books like Dodger
12 books with a reading profile close to Dodger by Terry Pratchett. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain
by Bill Bryson
entertainment, narrative
Twenty years after his first tour of Britain, Bill Bryson returns to traverse the island along a route he names the Bryson Line, stretching from Bognor Regis to Cape Wrath.
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2
Pope Joan
entertainment, narrative
In ninth-century Europe, Joan is born into a world that denies women education and agency.
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3
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe
by Bill Bryson
entertainment, narrative
Bill Bryson retraces a backpacking trip he took across Europe decades earlier, beginning in the frozen outskirts of Hammerfest and ending in the chaotic streets of Istanbul.
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4
Funny Girl
by Nick Hornby
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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5
Last Chance to See
entertainment, narrative
Douglas Adams departs from fiction to document his global travels with zoologist Mark Carwardine, tracking species on the brink of extinction.
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6
Blockade Billy
by Stephen King
entertainment, narrative
Set in the 1957 baseball season, this novella follows William Blakely, a catcher for the fictional Newark Titans.
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7
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
entertainment, narrative
This three-volume collection compiles the entire decade-long run of Bill Watterson’s daily comic strip from 1985 to 1995.
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8
The Girl Who Saved The King Of Sweden
entertainment, narrative
Nombeko Mayeki begins her life emptying latrines in Soweto, South Africa, during the 1970s.
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9
Revolting rhymes
by Roald Dahl
entertainment, narrative
Roald Dahl reimagines six classic fairy tales through dark, comedic poetry.
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10
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
entertainment, narrative
This anthology collects the early installments of Bill Watterson’s comic strip, featuring a hyper-imaginative six-year-old boy named Calvin and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes.
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11
Attack on Titan, Vol. 1
entertainment, narrative
The narrative begins inside a walled civilization where the last remnants of humanity hide from Titans, towering humanoid creatures that consume people without apparent reason.
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12
Letters from Father Christmas
by J.R.R. Tolkien, Baillie Tolkien
entertainment, narrative
Every December between 1920 and 1943, J.R.R.
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