Books Like Shantaram

by Gregory David Roberts · about this book

Loved Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts? If its india, first person narrator and male lead hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Count of Monte Cristo, A Far Better Thing and Fairy Tale. 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 Shantaram: India · First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Sprawling Epic · Big City

The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas

Prison · Sprawling Epic · Anti-Hero · Male Lead · Crime

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A Far Better Thing
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Redemption Arc · Anti-Hero · Character-Driven · Male Lead · Atmospheric

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Fairy Tale
Stephen King

Prison · First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Mentor Relationship · Sprawling Epic

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The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson

Sprawling Epic · Redemption Arc · Mentor Relationship · Adventure · Character-Driven

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The Lies of Locke Lamora
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Big City · Anti-Hero · Crime · Mentor Relationship · Adventure

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The Keeper
Tana French

Crime · Starting Over · Mentor Relationship · Atmospheric · Character-Driven

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Great Expectations
Charles Dickens

Redemption Arc · Prison · First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Character-Driven

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The Stranger
Albert Camus

Prison · Anti-Hero · First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Character-Driven

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Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Matt Dinniman

First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Big City · Adventure · Anti-Hero

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Empire of Silence
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Sprawling Epic · First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Adventure · Big City

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How to Read a Book
Monica Wood

Redemption Arc · Prison · Starting Over · Character-Driven · Addiction

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Murtagh
Christopher Paolini

Redemption Arc · Male Lead · Anti-Hero · Adventure · Character-Driven

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Gather
Kenneth M. Cadow

Starting Over · Male Lead · Character-Driven · Mentor Relationship · Atmospheric

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The Vampire Lestat
Anne Rice

Anti-Hero · Sprawling Epic · First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Mentor Relationship

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Long Bright River
Liz Moore

Big City · First Person Narrator · Crime · Character-Driven · Atmospheric

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Between Two Fires
Christopher Buehlman

Redemption Arc · Anti-Hero · Atmospheric · Male Lead · Adventure

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The Hod King
Josiah Bancroft

Big City · Character-Driven · Adventure · Atmospheric · Sprawling Epic

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Les Misérables
Victor Hugo

Prison · Redemption Arc · Sprawling Epic · Big City · Male Lead

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Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo

Prison · Anti-Hero · Big City · Crime · Adventure

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Neuromancer
William Gibson

Anti-Hero · Big City · Atmospheric · Male Lead · Crime

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