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24 alternatives to Candy

Satire of Voltaire's Candide

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Candy launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Deep Thoughts▲65

   Irreverent observations about life

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Sellout▲66

   Satire remarking on race issues in the US

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Emojis▲71

   The secret behind the smile

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cosmopolis▲66

   The hidden agenda of modernity

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Delivering Happiness▲92

   Seeking happiness and making people happy

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Nudge▲83

   Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Take Off With Elixir▲61

   An Introduction to Elixir

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Art Before Breakfast ▲72

    A zillion ways to be more creative

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Leonardo's Notebooks▲69

    Writing and art of the great master

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12AR
    A RottenTomatoes for Books▲146

    2012 · idreambooks.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Ask▲63

    The counterintuitive online formula

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Fake Science 101▲60

    A less-than-factual guide to our amazing world

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tiny Beautiful Things ▲83

    Advice on Life and Love from Dear Sugar

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Lust & Wonder: A Memoir▲65

    Augusten Burroughs examines what it means to be in love

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Don Quixote▲62

    A Masterpiece of European Literature

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wonderbook▲78

    The Illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mindless Eating▲93

    The “hidden persuaders” that make us overeat.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Psychedelic Suburbia▲70

    David Bowie and the Beckenham Arts Lab

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Knockoff▲124

    Wickedly funny novel of fashion in the digital age

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →