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If you loved Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of Tom Lake

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    The Dutch House cover

    The Dutch House

    by Ann Patchett

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    Brother and sister Danny and Maeve can't stop returning to the mansion where they grew up, even after their stepmother banished them following their father's death. Patchett turns real estate into mythology.

    4.10 Goodreads (572.7K ratings)
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    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Harry Potter • Book 3

    by J.K. Rowling

    4.58 Goodreads (4.9M ratings)
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    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)
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    Sunrise on the Reaping

    The Hunger Games

    by Suzanne Collins

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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)
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    A Thousand Splendid Suns

    by Khaled Hosseini

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    Hosseini traces Afghanistan's tumultuous history through Mariam and Laila, whose friendship becomes their lifeline through Taliban rule and personal tragedy.

    4.46 Goodreads (1.8M ratings)
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    The Hate U Give

    The Hate U Give • Book 1

    by Angie Thomas

    4.45 Goodreads (1.0M ratings)
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    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)
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    Remarkably Bright Creatures

    by Shelby Van Pelt

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    What starts as a widow's late-night cleaning job at an aquarium becomes something unexpectedly profound when she connects with a giant Pacific octopus who might hold clues to her son's disappearance.

    4.36 Goodreads (1.3M ratings)
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    My Friends

    by Fredrik Backman

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    Four teenagers forge a friendship so powerful it reaches across twenty-five years to transform a complete stranger's life in ways none of them could imagine.

    4.36 Goodreads (413.4K ratings)
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    The Road to Tender Hearts

    by Annie Hartnett

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    PJ Halliday's million-dollar windfall becomes the catalyst for an unlikely road trip featuring two orphaned children, his estranged daughter, and a cat with supernatural abilities.

    4.35 Goodreads (61.9K ratings)