Books like…

Books Like Pygmalion

by George Bernard Shaw · about this book

Loved Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw? If its classics, stage play and classism hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations and The Nanny Diaries. 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 Pygmalion: Classics · Stage Play · Classism · Mentor Relationship · Dialogue-Heavy

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   Pride and Prejudice

   Jane Austen

   Classics · Dry Humor · Classism · Satirical Humor · Witty Banter

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   Great Expectations

   Charles Dickens

   Rags to Riches · Classism · Classics · Working-Class Protagonist · London

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   The Nanny Diaries

   Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus

   Satirical Humor · Satire · Classism · Funny · Lighthearted

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4. 

   Fight Club

   Chuck Palahniuk

   Satire · Satirical Humor · Identity Formation · Classics · Self-Discovery

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5. 

   Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

   LEWIS CARROLL

   Classics · Language and Linguistics · Identity Formation · Charming · Lighthearted

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6. 

   A Most Agreeable Murder

   Julia Seales

   Satirical Humor · Charming · Funny · Lighthearted · Witty Banter

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7. 

   Lies and Weddings

   Kevin Kwan

   Satirical Humor · Satire · Lighthearted · Funny · Classism

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8. 

   An Offer From a Gentleman

   Julia Quinn

   Rags to Riches · Classism · Charming · London · Witty Banter

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9. 

   Swordheart

   T. Kingfisher

   Dialogue-Heavy · Dry Humor · Witty Banter · Charming · Lighthearted

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10. 

    Munmun

    Jesse Andrews

    Satire · Class Struggle · Classism · Working-Class Protagonist · Funny

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11. 

    The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

    Beth Brower

    London · Dry Humor · Lighthearted · Funny · Charming

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12. 

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Roald Dahl

    Rags to Riches · Classics · Working-Class Protagonist · Charming · Funny

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13. 

    The Phantom Tollbooth

    Norton Juster

    Language and Linguistics · Classics · Self-Discovery · Funny · Charming

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14. 

    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

    Susanna Clarke

    Dry Humor · Mentor Relationship · Satirical Humor · London · Witty Banter

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15. 

    Starter Villain

    John Scalzi

    Satire · Satirical Humor · Dialogue-Heavy · Lighthearted · Funny

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16. 

    Candide

    Voltaire

    Satirical Humor · Satire · Classics · Funny · Mentor Relationship

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17. 

    Interior Chinatown

    Charles Yu

    Satire · Satirical Humor · Identity Formation · Self-Discovery · Funny

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18. 

    The Hitch Hiker's guide to the galaxy

    Douglas Adams

    Satire · Classics · Dry Humor · Charming · Funny

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19. 

    Wolf Hall

    Hilary Mantel

    Rags to Riches · Working-Class Protagonist · Dry Humor · Mentor Relationship · London

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20. 

    The Lady and the Highwayman

    Sarah M. Eden

    London · Working-Class Protagonist · Charming · Classism · Lighthearted

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