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24 alternatives to One Hundred Years of Solitude

A classic book about love, life, loss.

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

1
Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived▲57
Living life to the fullest, and facing death with courage
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
A Little Life▲71
An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
The Art of Living▲76
A Stoic classic on facing life's challenges with grace
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Death of a Naturalist▲63
Nobel Prize Winning Poem about Childhood, Identity, and Work
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Wanderlust▲61
A history of walking
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
How to Be Alone▲62
A fantastic read on the virtues of being alone.
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
7
Letters to a Young Poet▲60
A collection of letters on art, love and solitude
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
8
Sapiens▲185
A brief history of humankind
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
On the Shortness of Life ▲85
A must-read book for anyone interested in Stoicism
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
The Last Love Song▲117
A biography of Joan Didion
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
The Art of Happiness▲65
A handbook for living
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
The Road Less Traveled ▲75
A book about life, love and spiritual growth.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Stop Being Lonely▲69
An introvert's guide to friends and relationships
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
On the Shortness of Live▲67
Life is long if you know how to use it.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
The End of Absence▲82
Reclaiming what we've lost in a world of constant connection
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
16
The Stranger▲76
Albert Camus's ultimate novel discussing existentialism
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Human Condition▲71
A classic work of social theory & the nature of human agency
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
The Road Less Traveled▲58
Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
The Passionate State of Mind▲54
An insightful collection of aphorisms
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
How to Live▲63
A life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
Love Yourself▲66
Like your life depends on it
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
Happiness▲69
A guide to developing life's most important skill
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Siddhartha▲112
Classic novel by Herman Hesse
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
The Last Lecture▲58
An incredible book on appreciating life.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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