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24 alternatives to Loner

Turns the traditional campus novel on its head

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

1. 1
   Mindset▲84

   How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Alone Together▲71

   Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Throwback Special▲61

   A Novel

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Knowledge▲62

   A too close to true novel

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   We Need Diverse Books▲87

   Advocating and supporting non-majority narratives

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8AR
   A RottenTomatoes for Books▲146

   2012 · idreambooks.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Readingstash▲148

   Tinder for books

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bookup▲76

    Hookups for books!

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Booklights▲169

    Make America Read Again 📖

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cheap▲95

    The high cost of discount culture

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Checklist Manifesto▲108

    How to get things right

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hot Seat▲155

    The startup CEO guidebook

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Lean Out▲101

    25 stories from the underrepresented in tech

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Booktrack▲79

    Read with a soundtrack

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Thinker▲2

    Rule Over Yourself

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Story▲83

    The classic guide to the fundamentals of storytelling

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Gutshot: Stories▲128

    Isolation and coupling are pushed to their dark edges

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    How High School Became a Thing▲84

    A new illustrated story, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Doing Good Better▲127

    How effective altruism can help you make a difference

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Crisis on Campus▲3

    A Bold Plan for Reforming Our Colleges and Universities

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Litographs Book Club▲84

    Thoughtful book recommendations from indie booksellers

    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 →