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Books Like Rules of Civility

by Amor Towles · about this book

Loved Rules of Civility by Amor Towles? If its literary fiction, new york city and first person narrator hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Seamstress, The Great Gatsby and Memoirs of a Geisha. 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 Rules of Civility: Literary Fiction · New York City · First Person Narrator · Female Friendship · Female Lead

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   The Seamstress

   Frances de Pontes Peebles

   Class Struggle · Literary Fiction · Classism · Rags to Riches · Historical Fiction

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   The Great Gatsby

   F. Scott Fitzgerald

   Rags to Riches · New York City · Nostalgic · Literary Fiction · First Person Narrator

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   Memoirs of a Geisha

   Arthur Golden

   Rags to Riches · Frame Story · Classism · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction

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   The Echo of Old Books

   Barbara Davis

   Nostalgic · New York City · Historical Fiction · Wealthy Families · Bookish

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   The Other Bennet Sister

   Janice Hadlow

   Bookish · Historical Fiction · Slow-Paced · Dry Humor · Classism

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   The Bookbinder

   Pip Williams

   Female Friendship · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · First Person Narrator · Slow-Paced

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   The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

   V.E. Schwab

   New York City · Historical Fiction · Love Triangle · Slow-Paced · Literary Fiction

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8. 

   Sense and Sensibility

   Jane Austen

   Wealthy Families · Dry Humor · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Classism

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   Never Let Me Go

   Kazuo Ishiguro

   Nostalgic · Female Friendship · Literary Fiction · Love Triangle · First Person Narrator

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10. 

    The Notebook

    Nicholas Sparks

    Class Struggle · Nostalgic · Love Triangle · Dual Timeline · Wealthy Families

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11. 

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Harper Lee

    Nostalgic · Literary Fiction · Classism · Historical Fiction · First Person Narrator

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12. 

    The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing

    Melissa Bank

    New York City · Dry Humor · Literary Fiction · First Person Narrator · Bookish

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13. 

    The Personal Librarian

    Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

    New York City · Historical Fiction · Wealthy Families · First Person Narrator · Bookish

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14. 

    The God of the Woods

    Liz Moore

    Dual Timeline · Literary Fiction · Classism · Wealthy Families · Historical Fiction

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    Wolf Hall

    Hilary Mantel

    Rags to Riches · Literary Fiction · Dry Humor · Historical Fiction · Classism

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    Broken Country

    Clare Leslie Hall

    Historical Fiction · Classism · Literary Fiction · Love Triangle · First Person Narrator

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17. 

    Corrag

    Susan Fletcher

    Frame Story · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · First Person Narrator · Slow-Paced

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18. 

    Spinning Silver

    Naomi Novik

    Classism · Female Friendship · First Person Narrator · Slow-Paced · Literary Fiction

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19. 

    The Cloisters

    Katy Hays

    New York City · Bookish · First Person Narrator · Slow-Paced · Female Lead

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20. 

    The Golem and the Jinni

    Helene Wecker

    New York City · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Slow-Paced · Character-Driven

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