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24 alternatives to The Fault in Our Stars

A raw, moving story about teenagers living with cancer

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

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   American Girls▲67

   Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   American Girls▲60

   Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

   2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Binary Star▲65

   A moving tale of an anorexic and her alcoholic bf

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Let Me Tell You A Story▲80

   A new approach to healing through the art of storytelling

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Heroin Diaries▲66

   A year in the life of a shattered rock star

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   A Little Life▲71

   An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Universe of Us▲61

   Planets, stars, constellations, and mesmerizing poetry.

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Just Mercy▲55

   A story of justice and redemption

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Deep Survival▲62

   Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Super Sad True Love Story▲90

    A satirical, dystopian, and hilarious novel

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Lawyers, Liars, and the Art of Storytelling▲68

    Using stories to advocate, influence, and persuade

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Girls Like Us▲70

    The Journey of Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Physics of the Future▲73

    How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A Bittersweet Season▲65

    Caring for our aging parents and ourselves

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Chasing the Red, White, and Blue▲52

    A modern journey through America about inequality and hope

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Lucky▲68

    A candid memoir from a rape victim

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Station Eleven▲57

    A lyrical, dystopian tale driven by deep, flawed characters

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    A Little Life▲5

    An emotional piece of fiction

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Irritable Hearts: A PTSD Love Story ▲4

    Raw, honest memoir meets serious reporting

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Conversations With Her: On Resilience ▲83

    Real-life stories from 7 women who have shown resilience

    2015 · fourthhour.com · its alternatives →

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    Moral Tribes▲56

    Emotion, reason, and the gap between us and them

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Changer▲61

    Destiny can be changed

    2016 · mattgemmell.com · its alternatives →

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