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Books like Misery
The best books like Misery are The Silent Patient, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence, and In Cold Blood. Misery by Stephen King is about creation and captivity, fan obsession, addiction and recovery. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Silent Patient
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Alex Michaelides · Thriller
Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, shoots her husband five times in the face and then never speaks another word.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
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The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence
Gavin de Becker · Psychology
Gavin de Becker's central argument is that fear is a gift, not a problem to manage.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - In Cold Blood
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Truman Capote · Memoir
Truman Capote's account of the 1959 murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas — and of the investigation, capture, trial, and execution of the killers Perry Smith and Richard Hickock — is the founding document of the true crime genre and one of the most admired works of American nonfiction of the twentieth century.
A kindred thriller read.
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- Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry · Memoir
Helter Skelter is the account of the Tate-LaBianca murders of August 1969 written by Vincent Bugliosi, the Los Angeles deputy district attorney who prosecuted Charles Manson, with journalist Curt Gentry.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - The Pelican Brief
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John Grisham · Thriller
Two Supreme Court justices are assassinated in a single night.
Both dig into survival.
Read the summary → - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah · Memoir
Ishmael Beah was twelve years old when the Sierra Leone civil war reached his village and he was separated from his family.
Both dig into survival.
Read the summary → - All Quiet on the Western Front
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque · History
All Quiet on the Western Front follows Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier who enlists with his classmates during the First World War after being swept up in patriotic speeches.
Both dig into survival.
Read the summary → - All the Light We Cannot See
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Anthony Doerr · Historical fiction
All the Light We Cannot See follows two children through the Second World War on a collision course neither can see coming.
Both dig into survival.
Read the summary → - An Ember in the Ashes
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Sabaa Tahir · Fantasy
An Ember in the Ashes is set in a Roman Empire-inspired world where the Martial empire has conquered and brutalized the Scholar people for centuries.
Both dig into survival.
Read the summary → - Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
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Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
Suleika Jaouad · Memoir
Suleika Jaouad was twenty-two and newly graduated, living in Paris with her first real job and a boyfriend, when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.
Both dig into survival.
Read the summary → - Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah · Memoir
Born a Crime is Trevor Noah's memoir about growing up mixed-race in South Africa during the final years of apartheid and its chaotic aftermath.
Both dig into survival.
Read the summary → - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Dee Brown · History
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, published in 1970, is Dee Brown's account of the systematic dispossession of Native American peoples across the American West between 1860 and 1890.
Both dig into survival.
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Books like Misery: quick answers
What are the best books like Misery?
The best books like Misery by Stephen King are The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry, The Pelican Brief by John Grisham, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Misery, such as creation and captivity, fan obsession, addiction and recovery.
What should I read after Misery?
A natural next read after Misery is The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. A kindred thriller read. Other strong choices are The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry.
What books are similar to Misery by Stephen King?
Misery centers on creation and captivity, fan obsession, addiction and recovery. Books with a similar feel include The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry, The Pelican Brief by John Grisham, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
