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Books like The Summer of Impossible Things
A poignant, magical exploration of grief, sisterhood, and the ultimate sacrifices we make for the ones we love. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Summer of Impossible Things.
- nostalgic
- magical
- poignant
- suspenseful
- 01
Oona Out of Order
Margarita Montimore
A bittersweet, decade-hopping puzzle that explores the beauty and heartbreak of living life entirely out of sequence.
- 02
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
A quiet, bittersweet meditation on regret and acceptance, served in a cozy, time-bending cafe.
- 03
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
A gentle, philosophical exploration of regret that feels like a warm cup of tea on a dark night.
- 04
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Claire North
A sweeping, time-looping cat-and-mouse thriller that wrestles with the crushing weight of infinity and the fierce bonds of rivalry.
- 05
Among Others
Jo Walton
A quiet, fiercely intelligent love letter to the science fiction and fantasy books that save us when the real world becomes unbearable.
- 06
The Immortalists
Chloe Benjamin
A sweeping, bittersweet family saga that asks whether knowing the date of your death frees you to live or dooms you to fear.
- 07
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman
A dark, delicate fairy tale about the terrifying vastness of childhood and the memories we bury to survive growing up.
- 08
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow
A lush, defiant love letter to the magic of storytelling and the hidden thresholds that lead us to where we belong.
- 09
How to stop time
Matt Haig
A bittersweet, time-hopping meditation on the courage it takes to stop hiding from the past and finally risk living in the present.
- 10
How to Make Friends with the Dark
Kathleen Glasgow
A raw, unflinching exploration of the suffocating weight of sudden loss and the slow, painful process of letting the light back in.
- 11
Elsewhere
Gabrielle Zevin
A bittersweet, imaginative exploration of what it means to live, even after life has ended.
- 12
All the Crooked Saints
Maggie Stiefvater
A dusty, sun-drenched fable about an eccentric family whose miracles manifest as physical embodiments of inner darkness.
