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Books like Rodham
A contemplative, literary exploration of ambition and the profound ripple effects of a single altered choice. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Rodham.
- contemplative
- ambitious
- thought-provoking
- 01
In five years
Rebecca Serle
A bittersweet exploration of destiny that subverts romantic expectations to deliver a devastating ode to female friendship.
- 02
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
A gentle, philosophical exploration of regret that feels like a warm cup of tea on a dark night.
- 03
The Dutch House
Ann Patchett
A sweeping, melancholic meditation on the places we can never return to and the siblings who anchor us when we are cast out.
- 04
Then everything changed
Jeff Greenfield
A meticulously researched, journalistic plunge into the tantalizing and terrifying 'what ifs' of modern American political history.
- 05
Beach Read
Emily Henry
A sun-drenched, banter-filled exploration of creative burnout and the terrifying vulnerability of letting yourself believe in happy endings again.
- 06
The Plot Against America
Philip Roth
A chillingly plausible alternate history that filters the creeping dread of fascism through the intimate, terrified eyes of a child.
- 07
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Kim Michele Richardson
A resilient journey through rugged Appalachian hollers, celebrating the quiet defiance of a marginalized woman armed with the power of books.
- 08
The City We Became
N. K. Jemisin
A fierce, reality-bending love letter to the messy, beating heart of a metropolis under siege.
- 09
Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell
A lush, devastating portrait of a marriage and the unimaginable grief that birthed a masterpiece.
- 10
All adults here
Emma Straub
A warm, wry exploration of the messy reality that no one ever really figures out how to be a grown-up.
- 11
The Mirror and the Light
Hilary Mantel
A masterful, shadow-drenched immersion into the mind of a brilliant man navigating his own inevitable doom.
- 12
Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
A sharp, witty, and fiercely feminist journey of a brilliant mind refusing to be boxed in by a man's world.
