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Books like Shortcomings
A sharp, uncomfortable, and darkly funny portrait of a deeply flawed man systematically sabotaging his own life. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Shortcomings.
- restless
- awkward
- melancholic
- claustrophobic
- 01
My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (Pantheon Graphic Library)
Gengoroh Tagame
A gentle, bittersweet slice-of-life story that wraps you in the quiet warmth of a family learning how to love each other.
- 02
Good Talk
Mira Jacob
A sharp, tender, and deeply relatable exploration of the impossible questions we ask the people we love.
- 03
My Broken Mariko
Waka Hirako
A raw, screaming sprint through the messy, furious aftermath of losing a best friend.
- 04
The Nao Of Brown
Glyn Dillon
A visually stunning, deeply empathetic plunge into the chaotic, intrusive, and ultimately beautiful reality of an unruly mind.
- 05
American Born Chinese
Gene Luen Yang
A clever, intertwining graphic journey through the awkwardness of adolescence, the weight of heritage, and the struggle to accept who you are.
- 06
Jimmy Corrigan
Chris Ware · 2006
A meticulously constructed, heartbreakingly beautiful monument to profound loneliness and generational failure.
- 07
Orange
Ichigo Takano
A tender, tear-soaked exploration of friendship, regret, and the desperate desire to save the ones we love.
- 08
Asterios polyp
David Mazzucchelli
A visually dazzling, intellectually playful exploration of a rigid mind learning to embrace the messy, beautiful nuances of a life rebuilt from the ashes.
- 09
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.
- 10
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
Mariko Tamaki
A tender, beautifully illustrated exploration of the messy line between the love we crave and the love we actually deserve.
- 11
Y The Last Man, Vol. 8
Brian K. Vaughan
A frantic, neon-lit sprint through a transformed world where sharp banter masks desperate survival and shocking truths.
- 12
Ghost World
Daniel Clowes
A sharp, melancholy portrait of the exact moment a childhood friendship begins to dissolve into the ether of adulthood.
