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Books like The Titan
A sprawling, cynical portrait of Gilded Age ambition where insatiable hunger meets the cold reality of a cutthroat metropolis. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Titan.
- cutthroat
- gilded
- sprawling
- ambitious
- 01
The Financier
Theodore Dreiser
A sprawling, unapologetic deep dive into the cold mechanics of ambition and the ruthless heart of American capitalism.
- 02
An American Tragedy
Theodore Dreiser
A slow-motion tragedy of ambition and moral cowardice that dissects the darkest, most desperate corners of the American Dream.
- 03
Tycoon
Harold Robbins · 1997
A glittering, cutthroat saga of insatiable ambition and the hollow pursuit of high-society respectability.
- 04
Martin Dressler
Steven Millhauser · 1996
A hypnotic, architectural fairy tale about the dizzying heights and hollow center of the American Dream.
- 05
Cosmopolis
Don DeLillo · 2003
A surreal, claustrophobic crawl through a hyper-capitalist apocalypse from the backseat of a soundproof stretch limousine.
- 06
Eye of the Tiger
Diana Palmer · 1986
A high-angst vintage romance where the bitter sting of past betrayal collides with a simmering, undeniable present-day desire.
- 07
Trust
Hernan Diaz
A brilliant, shape-shifting literary puzzle that peels back the glittering facade of American wealth to reveal the erased voices beneath.
- 08
By love possessed
James Gould Cozzens · 1901
A dense, autumnal unraveling of a midcentury patrician's moral certainties over two devastating days.
- 09
Tender is the Night
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
A sun-drenched, tragic portrait of beautiful people slowly destroying each other on the French Riviera.
- 10
The Buccaneers
Edith Wharton
An elegant, witty, and lushly romantic exploration of spirited young women clashing with rigid social traditions in pursuit of true love.
- 11
The lords of creation
Frederick Lewis Allen · 1920
A sweeping historical examination of the titans and trends that built and broke the American financial empire between two great depressions.
- 12
The man with the golden arm
Nelson Algren · 1951
A gritty, neon-lit descent into the shadows of mid-century Chicago, where addiction and despair are rendered with heartbreaking poetry.
