Books Like Song of Solomon

10 books for fans of Song of Solomon

1. 1

   

   Jazz

   Beloved Trilogy • Book 2

   by Toni Morrison

   In 1920s Harlem, Joe shoots his teenage lover Dorcas, then his wife Violet tries to slash the corpse at the funeral. Morrison weaves jazz rhythms into this triangle of obsession.

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   In 1920s Harlem, Joe shoots his teenage lover Dorcas, then his wife Violet tries to slash the corpse at the funeral. Morrison weaves jazz rhythms into this triangle of obsession.

   ★ 3.91 Goodreads (38.5K ratings)

   258 pages • 1992

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2. 2

   

   God Help the Child

   by Toni Morrison

   Morrison's final novel excavates how childhood neglect creates adult wounds, following Bride as she confronts the ways her early abandonment continues to sabotage her capacity for love and connection.

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   Morrison's final novel excavates how childhood neglect creates adult wounds, following Bride as she confronts the ways her early abandonment continues to sabotage her capacity for love and connection.

   ★ 3.78 Goodreads (32.6K ratings)

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3. 3

   

   Kin: Oprah's Book Club

   by Tayari Jones

   Two motherless daughters from Honeysuckle, Louisiana—Vernice and Annie—reconnect as adults when devastating tragedy forces their separate worlds to collide once again.

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   Two motherless daughters from Honeysuckle, Louisiana—Vernice and Annie—reconnect as adults when devastating tragedy forces their separate worlds to collide once again.

   ★ 4.37 Goodreads (3.8K ratings)

   351 pages • 2026

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4. 4

   

   Tar Baby by Morrison, Toni

   by Toni Morrison

   Morrison explores class and identity through Jadine, a Sorbonne-educated art historian, and Son, an uneducated criminal—their collision exposes what they've each sacrificed.

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   Morrison explores class and identity through Jadine, a Sorbonne-educated art historian, and Son, an uneducated criminal—their collision exposes what they've each sacrificed.

   ★ 4.00 Goodreads (24.1K ratings)

   264 pages • 1981

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5. 5

   

   Last Orders

   by Graham Swift, Unknown Author

   ★ 3.67 Goodreads (15.1K ratings)

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   [The Heather Blazing] [By: Toibin, Colm] [March, 2008]

   by Colm Tóibín, Unknown Author

   ★ 3.87 Goodreads (3.6K ratings)

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   Half Light

   Audible Original Stories

   by Tayari Jones, Bahni Turpin

   Identical twins Amelia and Camelia Hall were born with matching faces but grew into completely different people. Jones explores how blood ties strain against individual identity in this focused sister study.

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   Identical twins Amelia and Camelia Hall were born with matching faces but grew into completely different people. Jones explores how blood ties strain against individual identity in this focused sister study.

   ★ 3.72 Goodreads (2.5K ratings)

   2 pages • 2020

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   Theo of Golden

   by Allen Levi

   When Theo starts purchasing ninety-two portraits from a coffeehouse wall, he quietly begins changing an entire town through simple acts of recognition.

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   When Theo starts purchasing ninety-two portraits from a coffeehouse wall, he quietly begins changing an entire town through simple acts of recognition.

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (168.5K ratings)

   400 pages • 2023

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   Sunrise on the Reaping

   The Hunger Games

   by Suzanne Collins

   Follow teenage Haymitch Abernathy into the arena during the second Quarter Quell, where the Capitol's twisted anniversary celebration doubles the death toll.

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   Follow teenage Haymitch Abernathy into the arena during the second Quarter Quell, where the Capitol's twisted anniversary celebration doubles the death toll.

   ★ 4.50 Goodreads (1.1M ratings)

   387 pages • 2025

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    The Great Alone

    by Kristin Hannah

    Thirteen-year-old Leni watches her father's PTSD tear their family apart in 1970s Alaska, where the wilderness is less dangerous than the man who brought them there.

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    Thirteen-year-old Leni watches her father's PTSD tear their family apart in 1970s Alaska, where the wilderness is less dangerous than the man who brought them there.

    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.2M ratings)

    435 pages • 2018

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