Series
Books like A Visit from the Goon Squad: 9 series to read next
A Visit from the Goon Squad is literary & general, set in contemporary, reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
A Visit from the Goon Squad is 2 books, 2010–2022.
“The Candy House returns to several of the same characters and their descendants a decade later, in a world reshaped by a technology that lets people access and share their memories.”
from the catalogue description
- Fifth Child
- Cornish Trilogy
- Things
- Before I Fall
- The Infinities
- Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders
- Todd Family
- The Witches of Eastwick
- Ninety-Nine Stories
- Fifth ChildSeries
seriesDoris Lessing2 books1988
About parenthood.
matchedliterary & generalcontemporary
- Cornish TrilogySeries
seriesRobertson Davies3 books1981
About art and artists.
matchedliterary & generalreflectiveour world
- ThingsSeries
seriesAndrew Clements3 books2002
About coming of age.
matchedliterary & generalcontemporarynorth americaidentity
- Before I FallSeries
seriesLauren Oliver2 books2010
Emotional in tone, about time loop.
matchedliterary & generalcontemporaryreflectivegrief and lossnorth america
- The InfinitiesSeries
seriesJohn Banville1 book2009
About gods.
matchedliterary & generalcontemporaryreflectiveour worldfamily secrets
seriesSamuel R. Delany1 book2012
About coming of age.
matchedliterary & generalcontemporaryreflectiveour worldnorth americaidentity
- Todd FamilySeries
seriesKate Atkinson2 books2013
Historical fiction, about war, set in early 20th century and british isles.
matchedliterary & generalreflectivebittersweetgrief and lossfamily secrets
- The Witches of EastwickSeries
seriesJohn Updike2 books1984
Fantasy, about witches, set in small town.
matchedliterary & generalcontemporarynorth america
- Ninety-Nine StoriesSeries
seriesJoy Williams2 books2016
About faith and religion and angels.
matchedliterary & generalcontemporaryreflectivebittersweetgrief and lossour worldshort story cycle
Read next in A Visit from the Goon Squad
Why these
No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.
Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after A Visit from the Goon Squad?
- Fifth Child — the closest match to A Visit from the Goon Squad on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with A Visit from the Goon Squad?
- A Visit from the Goon Squad. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for A Visit from the Goon Squad.
- How big is A Visit from the Goon Squad?
- A Visit from the Goon Squad is 2 books, 2010–2022.