Books like The Man Who Laughs
12 books with a reading profile close to The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo. Deep; a moderate read.
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1
Dombey and Son
narrative, literary
Paul Dombey runs his shipping house with a singular focus on patriarchal succession and commercial dominance.
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2
The Mill on the Floss
by George Eliot, Rosalyn Landor
Also deep · narrative, literary
Maggie Tulliver grows up at Dorlcote Mill, torn between her intellectual curiosity and the rigid expectations of her provincial Victorian community.
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
narrative, literary
Joe Kavalier, a magician and escape artist, flees Nazi-occupied Prague and arrives in New York City to live with his cousin, Sammy Clay.
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A Thousand Ships
narrative, literary
Natalie Haynes reimagines the Trojan War through a choral narrative that centers the women, goddesses, and victims usually relegated to the margins of epic poetry.
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The Cider House Rules
by John Irving
narrative, literary
Set in early twentieth-century Maine, the narrative follows Homer Wells, a perpetual orphan raised at St.
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White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
Also deep · narrative, literary
In post-war North London, two former soldiers, Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal, navigate a cityscape shaped by the aftermath of the British Empire.
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by Victor Hugo, Walter J. Cobb
narrative, literary
In fifteenth-century Paris, the deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo lives within the stone walls of Notre-Dame Cathedral under the guardianship of Archdeacon Claude Frollo.
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Let the Great World Spin
by Colum McCann
Also deep · narrative, literary
Set in New York City during August 1974, the narrative centers on Philippe Petit’s unauthorized tightrope walk between the Twin Towers.
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
by Ben Fountain
Also deep · narrative, literary
Billy Lynn is a nineteen-year-old American soldier who has become a hero after a firefight in Iraq, which was caught on camera.
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Of Love and Other Demons
Also deep · narrative, literary
In the old Colombian port of Cartagena, twelve-year-old Sierva María is the neglected daughter of a marquis.
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Hag-Seed
narrative, literary
Felix Phillips is a theater director ousted from his festival job by a treacherous associate.
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