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Books Like Roots

by Alex Haley · about this book

Loved Roots by Alex Haley? If its multigenerational family, slavery depicted and historical fiction hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Gone with the Wind, Pachinko and Chains. 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 Roots: Multigenerational Family · Slavery Depicted · Historical Fiction · Sprawling Epic · Racism

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   Gone with the Wind

   Margaret Mitchell

   Slavery Depicted · Sprawling Epic · American South · Racial Violence · Racism

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   Pachinko

   Min Jin Lee

   Multigenerational Family · Cultural Identity · Racism · Sprawling Epic · Historical Fiction

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   Chains

   Laurie Halse Anderson

   Slavery Depicted · Slavery History · Racism · Historical Fiction · Freedom vs Control

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   Edge of Eternity

   Ken Follett

   Multigenerational Family · Racial Violence · Sprawling Epic · Racism · Historical Fiction

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   Middlesex

   Jeffrey Eugenides

   Multigenerational Family · Racial Violence · Cultural Identity · Sprawling Epic · Classics

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   Parable of the Talents

   Octavia E. Butler

   Slavery Depicted · Racism · Violent · Classics · Emotional

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7. 

   The Warmth of Other Suns

   Isabel Wilkerson

   Racial Violence · Racism · American South · Sprawling Epic · Emotional

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   Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

   R.F. Kuang

   Cultural Identity · Racism · Historical Fiction · Emotional · Violent

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9. 

   The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

   Nikole Hannah-Jones

   Racial Violence · Slavery Depicted · Racism · Slavery History · Cultural Identity

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10. 

    The Seven Daughters of Dupree

    Nikesha Elise Williams

    Multigenerational Family · American South · Racism · Historical Fiction · Slavery Depicted

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11. 

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Harper Lee

    Racial Violence · Racism · American South · Historical Fiction · Classics

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12. 

    The Wolf Den

    Elodie Harper

    Slavery Depicted · Historical Fiction · Freedom vs Control · Emotional · Violent

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13. 

    The Complete Maus

    Art Spiegelman

    Racism · Multigenerational Family · Historical Fiction · Classics · Emotional

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14. 

    The Record Keeper

    Agnes Gomillion

    Racism · Cultural Identity · Slavery Depicted · Freedom vs Control · Dark

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15. 

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes

    Diana Gabaldon

    Multigenerational Family · American South · Sprawling Epic · Historical Fiction · Emotional

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16. 

    A Calamity of Souls

    David Baldacci

    Racial Violence · American South · Racism · Historical Fiction · Emotional

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17. 

    The Secret Life of Bees

    Sue Monk Kidd

    Racial Violence · Racism · American South · Historical Fiction · Emotional

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18. 

    The Kite Runner

    Khaled Hosseini

    Cultural Identity · Historical Fiction · Racism · Classics · Emotional

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19. 

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Mark Twain

    Slavery Depicted · Racism · American South · Historical Fiction · Classics

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20. 

    The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

    James McBride

    Racism · Racial Violence · Historical Fiction · Cultural Identity · Emotional

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