10 books for fans of The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Portrait of Youth, Wealth, and Moral Decay
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House of Earth • Book 2
by Pearl S. Buck
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The Good Earth's sequel follows Wang Lung's three sons as they inherit his fortune during China's revolutionary upheaval, their competing ambitions endangering the family legacy.
★ 3.86 Goodreads (7.6K ratings) - 2
This Side of Paradise
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Before Gatsby, Fitzgerald wrote this semi-autobiographical portrait of a self-absorbed Princeton student discovering that privilege doesn't guarantee purpose or happiness.
★ 3.63 Goodreads (80.6K ratings) - 3
Long Way Gone
by Charles Martin
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Cooper O'Connor fled Tennessee for Nashville dreams that died hard — now he must return home to face everything he abandoned, including himself.
★ 4.38 Goodreads (20.2K ratings) - 4
The Hop
by Diana Clarke
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Kate Burns leverages her sexuality for attention and money in rural New Zealand, evolving from childhood kissing lessons to becoming the face of a movement while navigating motherhood.
★ 4.26 Goodreads (2.9K ratings) - 5
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jesmyn Ward - introduction
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Fitzgerald dissects American optimism through Gatsby's doomed pursuit of a woman who represents everything money can't actually buy.
★ 3.93 Goodreads (6.0M ratings) - 6
Among the Vesper Spires: Eternally in Joy for a Day’s Exercise on the Earth
by Gregory Graybill
★ 5.00 Goodreads (3 ratings) - 7
You Will Be Peter
by Jerry Lathan, Manchester
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Young fisherman Simon's transformation into Peter, Christianity's founding father and history's most influential religious leader. From Galilee's shores to Rome's martyrdom in this complete spiritual biography.
★ 4.65 Goodreads (93 ratings) - 8
Theo of Golden
by Allen Levi
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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) - 9
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
by Robert Dugoni
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Sam Hill's rare condition that gives him red pupils makes him an outcast, but with support from his devout mother, practical father, and two misfit friends, he learns to see differently.
★ 4.45 Goodreads (230.8K ratings) - 10
