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Books like Cherry
A brutally deadpan, adrenaline-fueled spiral through war and addiction that reads like a fever dream of American disillusionment. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Cherry.
- gritty
- chaotic
- suffocating
- bleak
- 01
The yellow birds
Kevin Powers
A haunting and contemplative exploration of the devastation wrought by the random violence of war.
- 02
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh
A pitch-black, narcotic comedy about checking out of a superficial world to find a blank-slate salvation.
- 03
American sniper
Chris Kyle
An intense, firsthand plunge into the high-stakes reality of modern warfare through the eyes of a record-holding marksman.
- 04
The Impossible Knife of Memory
Laurie Halse Anderson
A raw, emotionally charged exploration of a daughter trying to anchor her father while navigating the turbulent waters of her own teenage life.
- 05
Choke
Chuck Palahniuk · 2001
A pitch-black, visceral plunge into modern alienation and the desperate, absurd lengths we go to for a scrap of human connection.
- 06
Collateral
Ellen Hopkins
An intense, verse-driven exploration of love, sacrifice, and the emotional shrapnel of loving a soldier.
- 07
Sunrise over Fallujah
Walter Dean Myers
A gritty, deeply humanizing look at the chaos of modern warfare through the eyes of a young soldier grappling with duty and survival.
- 08
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Hubert Selby, Jr. · 1994
A visceral, unpunctuated plunge into the desperate, violent underbelly of mid-century New York.
- 09
The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith
A classic, atmospheric London whodunit that peels back the glittering veneer of fame to reveal the messy, human tragedies underneath.
- 10
The Women
Kristin Hannah
A sweeping, emotionally shattering tribute to the unsung women of history that will leave you breathless and reaching for a tissue.
- 11
American War
Omar El Akkad
A harrowing, dread-soaked descent into the anatomy of radicalization, set against the backdrop of a fractured, climate-ravaged America.
- 12
It Ends With Us
Colleen Hoover
A breathless romance that slowly tilts into a devastating, empowering exploration of the impossible choices we make to break cycles of pain.
