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by John Irving

Literary FictionComing of Age 🌶️ 1/5

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8 Books Matched to A Prayer for Owen Meany

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Shuggie Bain

by Douglas Stuart

🌶️ 1/5 · 430p · Literary Fiction, Coming of Age

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Shuggie Bain

by Douglas Stuart

🌶️ 1/5 · 448p · Literary Fiction, Coming of Age

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91%

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

🌶️ 1/5 · 496p · Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction

94% compatibility match. The addictive hits different here.

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The Bell Jar

by Sylvia Plath

🌶️ 1/5 · 244p · Literary Fiction, Classic Fiction

244 pages of exactly what you're craving right now.

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86%

The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt

🌶️ 1/5 · 771p · Literary Fiction, Coming of Age

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84%

The House on Mango Street

by Sandra Cisneros

🌶️ 1/5 · 103p · Literary Fiction, Coming of Age

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81%

The Rachel Incident

by Caroline O'Donoghue

🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 320p · Literary Fiction, Coming of Age

Caroline O'Donoghue writes like John Irving's cooler cousin. Same energy, fresh take.

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79%

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

by Haruki Murakami

🌶️ 1/5 · 400p · Science Fiction, Literary Fiction

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Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart — 🌶️ 1/5 spice, 430 pages

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Literary Fiction Coming of Age

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If you loved A Prayer for Owen Meany, try Shuggie Bain, Shuggie Bain, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. They share similar themes, mood, and reading experience.

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A Prayer for Owen Meany falls into Literary Fiction, Coming of Age. It blends elements that fans of literary fiction and coming of age will love.

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