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Books like Seconds
A frantic, magical-realist spiral into the chaotic consequences of trying to edit your own life into perfection. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Seconds.
- cozy but chaotic
- quirky
- mildly claustrophobic
- surreal
- 01
Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe (Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 5)
Bryan Lee O'Malley
A frantic, video-game-fueled collision of quarter-life crises, messy romance, and the sobering realization that you might be the bad guy.
- 02
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
Bryan Lee O'Malley
A hyper-kinetic, video-game-infused fever dream about indie rock, slacker romance, and the chaotic transition into adulthood.
- 03
SuperMutant Magic Academy
Jillian Tamaki
A deadpan, magical-realist snapshot of the agonizing, hilarious boredom of being a teenager.
- 04
Here
Richard McGuire
A dizzying, beautiful meditation on deep time that collapses millions of years into a single, ordinary living room.
- 05
Sex Criminals
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
A laugh-out-loud, neon-drenched romp that uses a wildly explicit premise as a Trojan horse for a tender story about intimacy and mental health.
- 06
Relish
Lucy Knisley
A warm, mouth-watering celebration of growing up, finding yourself, and eating really good cheese along the way.
- 07
Saga
Brian K. Vaughan
A wildly inventive, R-rated space opera that grounds its sprawling galactic war in the messy, beautiful realities of new parenthood.
- 08
The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1
Kieron Gillen
A neon-soaked, pop-music tragedy where fame is literal divinity and youth is a beautiful, doomed explosion.
- 09
Lumberjanes Vol. 2
Grace Ellis
A chaotic, joyful celebration of hardcore lady-types fighting monsters and fiercely loving their friends.
- 10
Rat queens
Kurtis J. Wiebe
A foul-mouthed, blood-spattered love letter to tabletop roleplaying games and ride-or-die female friendships.
- 11
Death
Neil Gaiman
A compassionate, cozy-gothic meditation on mortality that makes the end of all things feel like a meeting with an old friend.
- 12
Heart in a box
Kelly Thompson
A surreal, bittersweet road trip to reclaim the painful but necessary pieces of a shattered soul.
