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by Kiran Desai

Literary FictionHistorical Fiction 🌶️ 1/5

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8 Books Matched to The Inheritance of Loss

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Matches that share The Inheritance of Loss's dark energy

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A Fine Balance
by Rohinton Mistry
❄️ 0/5 · 624p · Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
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94%
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
🌶️ 1/5 · 372p · Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
The literary fiction you didn't know you needed after The Inheritance of Loss. Trust us.
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91%
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
🌶️ 1/5 · 372p · Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
94% compatibility match. The addictive hits different here.
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89%
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
❄️ 0/5 · 496p · Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
This is the rebound book that becomes the relationship.
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86%
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The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
❄️ 0/5 · 245p · Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
The book that The Inheritance of Loss fans keep recommending to each other at 2 AM.
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Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles
🌶️ 1/5 · 335p · Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
The book equivalent of finding someone who also cried at The Inheritance of Loss.
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81%
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A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles
🌶️ 1/5 · 462p · Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
The book equivalent of finding someone who also cried at The Inheritance of Loss.
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Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler
🌶️ 1/5 · 264p · Science Fiction, Historical Fiction
Octavia E. Butler writes like Kiran Desai's cooler cousin. Same energy, fresh take.
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A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry — ❄️ 0/5 spice, 624 pages

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