Books like…

Books Like High Fidelity

by Nick Hornby · about this book

Loved High Fidelity by Nick Hornby? If its contemporary fiction, first person narrator and male lead hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with This is Where I Leave You, Us and I See You've Called in Dead. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside High Fidelity: Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Funny · Character-Driven

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   This is Where I Leave You

   Jonathan Tropper

   Midlife Crisis · Self-Deprecating Humor · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator

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   Us

   David Nicholls

   Midlife Crisis · Self-Deprecating Humor · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator

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   I See You've Called in Dead

   John Kenney

   Self-Deprecating Humor · Midlife Crisis · Contemporary Fiction · Character-Driven · Funny

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   Good Material

   Dolly Alderton

   Self-Deprecating Humor · London · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator

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5. 

   This Is How You Lose Her

   Junot Diaz

   Self-Deprecating Humor · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator · First Heartbreak

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   Mad About the Boy

   Helen Fielding

   Self-Deprecating Humor · Midlife Crisis · London · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction

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7. 

   Good in Bed

   Jennifer Weiner

   Self-Deprecating Humor · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator · Funny

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8. 

   Open House

   Elizabeth Berg

   Midlife Crisis · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator · Second Chances

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9. 

   The Wishbones

   Tom Perrotta

   Self-Deprecating Humor · Midlife Crisis · Contemporary Fiction · Character-Driven · Funny

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10. 

    The Sense of an Ending

    Julian Barnes

    Midlife Crisis · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator · First Heartbreak

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11. 

    Paper Towns

    John Green

    Self-Deprecating Humor · Character-Driven · First Person Narrator · Contemporary Fiction · Funny

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12. 

    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

    Mark Haddon

    Character-Driven · London · First Person Narrator · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction

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13. 

    A Visit from the Goon Squad

    Jennifer Egan

    Midlife Crisis · Pop Culture · Music · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction

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14. 

    The Jane Austen Book Club

    Karen Joy Fowler

    Midlife Crisis · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Second Chances

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15. 

    Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years

    Sue Townsend

    Midlife Crisis · Self-Deprecating Humor · First Person Narrator · Contemporary Fiction · Funny

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16. 

    Confessions of a Shopaholic

    Sophie Kinsella

    Self-Deprecating Humor · London · Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator · Funny

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17. 

    Wreck

    Catherine Newman

    Midlife Crisis · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator · Funny

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18. 

    The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing

    Melissa Bank

    Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator · Literary Fiction · Funny

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19. 

    Anybody Out There?

    Marian Keyes

    Self-Deprecating Humor · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator · Funny

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20. 

    Factotum

    Charles Bukowski

    Self-Deprecating Humor · Character-Driven · First Person Narrator · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction

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