Books like…

Books Like Schindler's List

by Thomas Keneally · about this book

Loved Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally? If its historical fiction, genocide depicted and holocaust hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Complete Maus, The Diary of a Young Girl and Human Acts. 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 Schindler's List: Historical Fiction · Genocide Depicted · Holocaust · World War II · War Atrocities

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   The Complete Maus

   Art Spiegelman

   War Atrocities · Genocide Depicted · World War II · World War II History · Survival Story

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2. 

   The Diary of a Young Girl

   Anne Frank

   World War II · World War II History · Tragic · Survival Story · Haunting

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3. 

   Human Acts

   Han Kang

   War Atrocities · Tragic · Bleak · Torture · Haunting

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4. 

   The Poppy War

   R.F. Kuang

   War Atrocities · Genocide Depicted · Bleak · Torture · Intense

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5. 

   A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

   Anthony Marra

   War Atrocities · Haunting · Tragic · Torture · Historical Fiction

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6. 

   The Nightingale

   Kristin Hannah

   War Atrocities · World War II · Survival Story · Tragic · Historical Fiction

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7. 

   All the Broken Places

   John Boyne

   World War II · Haunting · Genocide Depicted · Historical Fiction · Tragic

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8. 

   Matterhorn

   Karl Marlantes

   Survival Story · Bleak · Intense · Historical Fiction · Tragic

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9. 

   Winter of the World

   Ken Follett

   World War II · World War II History · War Atrocities · Historical Fiction · Ensemble Cast

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10. 

    Lord of the Flies

    William Golding

    Bleak · Survival Story · Tragic · Intense · Ensemble Cast

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11. 

    The Book Thief

    Markus Zusak

    World War II · World War II History · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Genocide Depicted

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12. 

    Dark Age

    Pierce Brown

    War Atrocities · Bleak · Intense · Tragic · Violent

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13. 

    The Things We Cannot Say

    Kelly Rimmer

    Holocaust · World War II · War Atrocities · Historical Fiction · Emotional

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14. 

    The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

    Stephen Graham Jones

    Genocide Depicted · Haunting · Bleak · Historical Fiction · Violent

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15. 

    Brother

    Ania Ahlborn

    Tragic · Torture · Bleak · Intense · Violent

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16. 

    The Summer I Died

    Ryan C. Thomas

    Survival Story · Bleak · Torture · Intense · Violent

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17. 

    Atonement

    Ian McEwan

    World War II · Tragic · Haunting · Historical Fiction · Emotional

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18. 

    Pet Sematary

    Stephen King

    Tragic · Haunting · Bleak · Classics · Male Lead

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19. 

    Manacled

    SenLinYu

    Torture · Bleak · Tragic · Intense · Dark

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20. 

    All the Light We Cannot See

    Anthony Doerr

    World War II · Haunting · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Emotional

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