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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. 1
   Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived▲57

   Living life to the fullest, and facing death with courage

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A Little Life▲71

   An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Art of Living▲76

   A Stoic classic on facing life's challenges with grace

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Death of a Naturalist▲63

   Nobel Prize Winning Poem about Childhood, Identity, and Work

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wanderlust▲61

   A history of walking

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   How to Be Alone▲62

   A fantastic read on the virtues of being alone.

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Letters to a Young Poet▲60

   A collection of letters on art, love and solitude

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   On the Shortness of Life ▲85

   A must-read book for anyone interested in Stoicism

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Last Love Song▲117

    A biography of Joan Didion

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Art of Happiness▲65

    A handbook for living

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Road Less Traveled ▲75

    A book about life, love and spiritual growth.

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Stop Being Lonely▲69

    An introvert's guide to friends and relationships

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    On the Shortness of Live▲67

    Life is long if you know how to use it.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The End of Absence▲82

    Reclaiming what we've lost in a world of constant connection

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Stranger▲76

    Albert Camus's ultimate novel discussing existentialism

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Human Condition▲71

    A classic work of social theory & the nature of human agency

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Road Less Traveled▲58

    Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Passionate State of Mind▲54

    An insightful collection of aphorisms

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    How to Live▲63

    A life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Love Yourself▲66

    Like your life depends on it

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Happiness▲69

    A guide to developing life's most important skill

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Siddhartha▲112

    Classic novel by Herman Hesse

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Last Lecture▲58

    An incredible book on appreciating life.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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