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24 alternatives to The Little Brother

Novel about the contradictions of society, family, & desire

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

1. 1
   Minor King▲64

   American Fiction

   2016 · minorking.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry▲74

   From a fairy tale to the serious philosophical questions

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Homeland▲53

   The bigger and bolder follow up to Little Brother

   2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

4. 4
   A Little Life▲71

   An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Nest▲61

   4 dysfunctional adult siblings work their way through life

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Infinite Home: A Novel▲60

   An unlikely mix of people bond to form a quasi family

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   East of Eden▲61

   The intertwined destinies of two families

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Road to Little Dribbling▲70

   Adventures of an American in Britain

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Sympathizer: A Novel▲66

   One man's political beliefs and individual loyalties clash

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Little Brother▲54

    One seventeen-year-old against the surveillance state.

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The God Of Small Things▲74

    The story of an affluent Indian family by Arundhati Roy

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Brothers▲71

    The hidden history of the Kennedy years

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Moral Tribes▲56

    Emotion, reason, and the gap between us and them

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Madness, Rack, and Honey▲61

    A book for anyone interested in the human heart

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A Little Life▲5

    An emotional piece of fiction

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Stranger▲76

    Albert Camus's ultimate novel discussing existentialism

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Everybody Matters▲64

    The power of caring for your people like family

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Fahrenheit 451 ▲21

    A Book About Books

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Book of Disquiet▲61

    A haunting mosaic of dreams

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Atlas Shrugged▲73

    Story about capitalism, free markets, ethics and morality

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Big Disconnect▲62

    Protecting Childhood and Relationships in the Digital Age

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    City of Thieves▲66

    A novel about war, courage and survival

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Brothers Karamazov▲69

    Kanyi Maqubela's fave book on The Twenty Minute VC

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Train Dreams▲55

    An American epic in miniature

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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