Books like…

Books Like Joyland

by Stephen King · about this book

Loved Joyland by Stephen King? If its traveling circus, mystery and nostalgic hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Chasing the Boogeyman, The Book of Speculation and Odd Thomas. 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 Joyland: Traveling Circus · Mystery · Nostalgic · Bittersweet · Coming of Age

1. 

   Chasing the Boogeyman

   Richard Chizmar

   Nostalgic · Serial Killer · Coming of Age · Mystery · Atmospheric

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   The Book of Speculation

   Erika Swyler

   Traveling Circus · Mystery · Atmospheric · Male Lead · First Person Narrator

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   Odd Thomas

   Dean Koontz

   Ghosts & Hauntings · Bittersweet · Serial Killer · Mystery · Emotional

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4. 

   The Sun Down Motel

   Simone St. James

   Cold Case · Serial Killer · Ghosts & Hauntings · Mystery · Atmospheric

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5. 

   Never Let Me Go

   Kazuo Ishiguro

   Nostalgic · Bittersweet · Coming of Age · Terminal Illness · First Person Narrator

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6. 

   Come with Me

   Ronald Malfi

   Serial Killer · Ghosts & Hauntings · Atmospheric · Mystery · Emotional

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7. 

   20th Century Ghosts

   Joe Hill

   Ghosts & Hauntings · Coming of Age · Bittersweet · Atmospheric · Male Lead

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8. 

   I Have Some Questions for You

   Rebecca Makkai

   Cold Case · Nostalgic · Mystery · Bittersweet · Atmospheric

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9. 

   To Kill a Mockingbird

   Harper Lee

   Nostalgic · Coming of Age · Bittersweet · Emotional · First Person Narrator

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10. 

    The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

    Robert Dugoni

    Nostalgic · Coming of Age · Bittersweet · First Person Narrator · Emotional

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11. 

    The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Nostalgic · Bittersweet · Emotional · Summer Vibes · Male Lead

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12. 

    Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

    Laura Ruby

    Ghosts & Hauntings · Coming of Age · Bittersweet · Emotional · Atmospheric

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13. 

    The Lovely Bones

    Alice Sebold

    Serial Killer · Bittersweet · Mystery · Emotional · First Person Narrator

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14. 

    In the Woods

    Tana French

    Cold Case · Mystery · Atmospheric · Male Lead · First Person Narrator

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15. 

    Gather

    Kenneth M. Cadow

    Bittersweet · Coming of Age · Emotional · Atmospheric · Male Lead

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16. 

    The Summer I Turned Pretty

    Jenny Han

    Nostalgic · Coming of Age · Emotional · First Person Narrator · Terminal Illness

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17. 

    Little Women

    Louisa May Alcott

    Nostalgic · Bittersweet · Coming of Age · Emotional · Terminal Illness

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18. 

    Firefly Lane

    Kristin Hannah

    Nostalgic · Bittersweet · Coming of Age · Emotional · Terminal Illness

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19. 

    A Book of Bones

    John Connolly

    Serial Killer · Mystery · Atmospheric · First Person Narrator · Male Lead

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20. 

    The Other Side of the Bridge

    Mary Lawson

    Coming of Age · Bittersweet · Atmospheric · Emotional · Male Lead

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