Books to read if you liked...
Sharing a round-up of my readalike recommendation series, with the promise of more to come.
Hey, readers! This is the last week I’m sharing previous content before sending out fresh essays and brand new book recommendations. I have a lot of ideas for what I want to write and share on The Eclectic Reader, but I have very little time to execute, so I’ve been working on how to get out ahead of myself—hence the throwbacks.
Today I’m sharing four previous newsletters filled with readalike book recommendations. Placing books in conversation with one another is one of my favorite parts of the reading experience, so you can expect more “five books to read if you liked…” newsletters in the future.
Do you have a current TV, movie, pop culture, or book obsession you’d like a readalike for? Let me know in the comments and I will try to answer as many as I can—or turn them into future lists for you.
5 books to read if you loved 'Tom Lake'
“There is no explaining this simple truth about life: you will forget much of it. The painful things you were certain you’d never be able to let go? Now you’re not entirely sure when they happened, while the thrilling parts, the heart-stopping joys, splintered and scattered and became something else. Memories are then replaced by different joys and larg…
3 books to read if you loved 'Red, White & Royal Blue'
Thinking about history makes me wonder how I’ll fit into it one day, I guess. And you, too. I kinda wish people still wrote like that. History, huh? Bet we could make some.
5 books to read if you loved 'Sandwich'
Life is a seesaw, and I am standing dead center, still and balanced: living kids on one side, living parents on the other. Nicky here with me at the fulcrum. Don’t move a muscle, I think. But I will, of course. You have to.
5 books to read if you liked 'The Lady's Companion' on Netflix
If Jane the Virgin and Bridgerton had a baby, it would bear striking resemblance to The Lady’s Companion on Netflix. Set in 1880s Madrid, The Lady’s Companion pops off the screen with vibrant costuming, a quirky soundtrack, telenovela voiceover, and a fourth wall-breaking heroine. I’ve been savoring each episode as a scrum…
Thanks for digging these up. I'm looking forward to more :)