Books like…

Books Like Insomnia

by Stephen King · about this book

Loved Insomnia by Stephen King? If its elderly protagonist, male lead and aging hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Lair of Dreams, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery and The Last Devil to Die. 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 Insomnia: Elderly Protagonist · Male Lead · Aging · Small Town · Fantasy

1. 

   Lair of Dreams

   Libba Bray

   Dream Worlds · Supernatural Horror · Horror · Ensemble Cast · Slow-Paced

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2. 

   Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

   Brom

   Widowed Protagonist · Death of a Spouse · Horror · Small Town · Violent

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3. 

   The Last Devil to Die

   Richard Osman

   Elderly Protagonist · Aging · Death of a Spouse · Ensemble Cast · Small Town

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4. 

   The Hollow Places

   T. Kingfisher

   Parallel Universe · Supernatural Horror · Horror · Small Town · Tense and Suspenseful

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5. 

   A Book of Bones

   John Connolly

   Supernatural Horror · Horror · Male Lead · Violent · Slow-Paced

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6. 

   Come with Me

   Ronald Malfi

   Widowed Protagonist · Death of a Spouse · Horror · Male Lead · Tense and Suspenseful

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7. 

   The Sun Down Motel

   Simone St. James

   Horror · Small Town · Supernatural Horror · Tense and Suspenseful · Multiple POV

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8. 

   Imaginary Friend

   Stephen Chbosky

   Small Town · Supernatural Horror · Horror · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV

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9. 

   The Reading List

   Sara Nisha Adams

   Widowed Protagonist · Elderly Protagonist · Death of a Spouse · Slow-Paced · Multiple POV

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10. 

    The Butcher's Masquerade

    Matt Dinniman

    Male Lead · Fantasy · Tense and Suspenseful · Ensemble Cast · Violent

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11. 

    Empire of the Vampire

    Jay Kristoff

    Death of a Spouse · Horror · Male Lead · Fantasy · Violent

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12. 

    The Invited

    Jennifer McMahon

    Supernatural Horror · Horror · Small Town · Slow-Paced · Multiple POV

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13. 

    American Gods

    Neil Gaiman

    Death of a Spouse · Small Town · Male Lead · Slow-Paced · Fantasy

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14. 

    The Notebook

    Nicholas Sparks

    Aging · Elderly Protagonist · Small Town · Slow-Paced · Dementia

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15. 

    Phantom Road Volume 1

    Jeff Lemire

    Supernatural Horror · Parallel Universe · Horror · Male Lead · Dark

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16. 

    Ordinary Monsters

    J.M. Miro

    Slow-Paced · Horror · Fantasy · Violent · Multiple POV

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17. 

    Abhorsen

    Garth Nix

    Male Lead · Fantasy · Horror · Multiple POV · Dark

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18. 

    Remarkably Bright Creatures

    Shelby Van Pelt

    Elderly Protagonist · Widowed Protagonist · Small Town · Male Lead · Multiple POV

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19. 

    The Great Hunt

    Robert Jordan

    Parallel Universe · Slow-Paced · Fantasy · Male Lead · Violent

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20. 

    1Q84

    Haruki Murakami

    Parallel Universe · Male Lead · Slow-Paced · Fantasy · Multiple POV

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