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Books like Hearts in Atlantis: 9 series to read next

Hearts in Atlantis is literary & general, set in north america and mid 20th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hearts in Atlantis is 6 books, 1994–1999.

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Green Town
The Witches of Eastwick
Before I Fall
Empire of the Sun
Austin Family
Castle Rock
Shadow of Ashland
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Earthsea

Green TownSeries

seriesRay Bradbury31 books1946

Literary & general, reflective in tone, about coming of age, set in north america and mid 20th century.

“Written more than four decades apart, the two novels share Bradbury's recurring setting and nostalgic, myth-making tone rather than a single continuous plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with End of Summer →

The Witches of EastwickSeries

seriesJohn Updike2 books1984

About witches, set in contemporary.

Start with The Witches of Eastwick →

Before I FallSeries

seriesLauren Oliver2 books2010

About time loop, set in contemporary.

“Attempting to understand why, Samantha tries different choices and actions each time through, some starkly out of character, as she reckons with her life and relationships.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Before I Fall →

Empire of the SunSeries

seriesJ. G. Ballard2 books1984

Historical fiction, set in east asia.

“J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun draws on his own childhood to follow Jim, a British boy separated from his parents in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II and interned in a civilian camp for the rest of the war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Empire of the Sun →

Austin FamilySeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle4 books1963

“Although Vicky will later appear in three novels that have fantasy and/or science fiction themes, there are no such elements in The Moon By Night.”
from the catalogue description of The Moon by Night

Start with The Moon by Night →

Castle RockSeries

seriesStephen King & Richard Chizmar16 books1978

Horror, set in contemporary.

“Castle Rock is the fictional Maine town that links a cluster of otherwise separate Stephen King novels and novellas, including The Dead Zone, Cujo, The Dark Half, Needful Things, and Elevation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Nona →

Shadow of AshlandSeries

seriesTerence M. Green3 books1996

Literary & general, reflective in tone, set in north america.

“In the depths of the Great Depression, Jack Radey left his home in Toronto to seek a better life in the United States.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shadow of Ashland →

A Visit from the Goon SquadSeries

seriesJennifer Egan2 books2010

Set in contemporary.

“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

Start with A Visit from the Goon Squad →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Hearts in Atlantis?: Green Town — the closest match to Hearts in Atlantis on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hearts in Atlantis?: Low Men in Yellow Coats. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hearts in Atlantis.
How big is Hearts in Atlantis?: Hearts in Atlantis is 6 books, 1994–1999.

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