Books Like The House of the Spirits

10 books for fans of The House of the Spirits

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   Demon Copperhead

   by Barbara Kingsolver

   Kingsolver transposes David Copperfield to modern Appalachia, following Demon through foster care, addiction, and systemic poverty. A Pulitzer-winning portrait of America's forgotten communities.

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   Kingsolver transposes David Copperfield to modern Appalachia, following Demon through foster care, addiction, and systemic poverty. A Pulitzer-winning portrait of America's forgotten communities.

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (824.6K ratings)

   560 pages • 2022

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   Arch of Triumph

   by Erich Maria Remarque

   ★ 4.43 Goodreads (32.8K ratings)

   464 pages • 1945

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   The Godfather

   The Godfather • Book 1

   by Mario Puzo

   Puzo's saga follows the Corleone family through decades of power struggles, betrayals, and violence that defined American organized crime. The novel explores how loyalty and brutality intertwine when family business means life and death.

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   Puzo's saga follows the Corleone family through decades of power struggles, betrayals, and violence that defined American organized crime. The novel explores how loyalty and brutality intertwine when family business means life and death.

   ★ 4.40 Goodreads (468.0K ratings)

   428 pages • 1969

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   Small Great Things

   Ruth Jefferson • Book 1

   by Jodi Picoult

   After twenty years as a labor nurse, Ruth Jefferson faces her most impossible case: a newborn whose parents refuse her care because she's Black.

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   After twenty years as a labor nurse, Ruth Jefferson faces her most impossible case: a newborn whose parents refuse her care because she's Black.

   ★ 4.36 Goodreads (444.3K ratings)

   510 pages • 2016

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   The Storyteller

   by Jodi Picoult

   A grief-stricken baker befriends an elderly man who reveals himself as a former Nazi guard seeking redemption through death. Picoult weaves together multiple generations affected by Holocaust trauma, examining forgiveness, justice, and the weight of inherited guilt.

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   A grief-stricken baker befriends an elderly man who reveals himself as a former Nazi guard seeking redemption through death. Picoult weaves together multiple generations affected by Holocaust trauma, examining forgiveness, justice, and the weight of inherited guilt.

   ★ 4.30 Goodreads (278.1K ratings)

   461 pages • 2013

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   The Great Believers

   by Rebecca Makkai

   Two timelines explore AIDS epidemic aftermath: Yale curating 1920s art while losing friends in 1980s Chicago, and Fiona searching for her estranged daughter in 2015 Paris. Makkai creates devastating beauty from grief and survival.

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   Two timelines explore AIDS epidemic aftermath: Yale curating 1920s art while losing friends in 1980s Chicago, and Fiona searching for her estranged daughter in 2015 Paris. Makkai creates devastating beauty from grief and survival.

   ★ 4.30 Goodreads (175.1K ratings)

   421 pages • 2018

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   A Brief History of Seven Killings

   by Marlon James

   James traces the 1976 assassination attempt on Bob Marley through Jamaica's drug wars and political violence. Multiple voices span decades, revealing how one night's gunfire echoes through history.

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   James traces the 1976 assassination attempt on Bob Marley through Jamaica's drug wars and political violence. Multiple voices span decades, revealing how one night's gunfire echoes through history.

   ★ 3.89 Goodreads (38.4K ratings)

   688 pages • 2014

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   Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

   Harry Potter • Book 4

   by J.K. Rowling

   ★ 4.57 Goodreads (4.2M ratings)

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   That Distant Land: The Collected Stories (Port William)

   Port William

   by Wendell Berry

   ★ 4.55 Goodreads (1.8K ratings)

   448 pages • 2002

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    The Darkest Child

    by Delores Phillips

    Tangy Mae, the brightest but darkest-skinned of ten children, battles her abusive mother's colorism and violence in 1958 Georgia while desperately seeking education and freedom.

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    Tangy Mae, the brightest but darkest-skinned of ten children, battles her abusive mother's colorism and violence in 1958 Georgia while desperately seeking education and freedom.

    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (17.8K ratings)

    400 pages • 2004

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