Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Ham On Rye

The Greatest American Novel Ever Written

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ham On Rye launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   To Kill A Mockingbird▲71

   Pulitzer Prize winner, an American classic

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fahrenheit 451 ▲21

   A Book About Books

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Elegance of the Hedgehog▲68

   Beautiful existentialist novel

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Andy Grove▲76

   The life and times of an American

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   On Writing Well▲67

   A classic piece on how to write better

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Grinding It Out▲72

   The Making Of McDonald's

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   How to Read a Book▲92

   The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Great Gatsby▲74

   The exemplary novel of the American Jazz Age.

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    "The Bird Market" By Anton Chekhov▲62

    TFW You Learn More About Life From A Bird, Than From School

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Siddhartha▲112

    Classic novel by Herman Hesse

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned▲61

    The myth of the objective

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Alcoholics Anonymous▲70

    aka "The Big Book"

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Stoner▲5

    One of the best, little known novels ever

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Glamour of Grammar▲67

    A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Arcadia by Iain Pears ▲54

    A novel conceived and written for an app

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Count of Monte Cristo▲69

    "On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Knowledge▲62

    A too close to true novel

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Power of Ideals▲62

    The Real Story of Moral Choice

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Minor King▲64

    American Fiction

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Lord of the Flies▲63

    Some call it the "Hunger Games before Hunger Games"

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Essentialism▲70

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    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 →