Books Like The Corrections

by Jonathan Franzen · about this book

Loved The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen? If its literary fiction, character-driven and multigenerational family hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with And the Mountains Echoed, Burnt Sugar and This Is Where I Leave You. 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 The Corrections: Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Multigenerational Family · Multiple POV · Contemporary Fiction

And the Mountains Echoed
Khaled Hosseini

Multigenerational Family · Caregiving for a Parent · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Family Secrets

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Burnt Sugar
Avni Doshi

Dementia · Caregiving for a Parent · Toxic Family Dynamics · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction

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This Is Where I Leave You
Jonathan Tropper

Dark Comedy · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · Toxic Family Dynamics · Family Secrets

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The Bee Sting
Paul Murray

Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Toxic Family Dynamics · Dark Comedy · Contemporary Fiction

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Black Cake
Charmaine Wilkerson

Multigenerational Family · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Character-Driven · Multiple POV

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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Rebecca Wells

Multigenerational Family · Contemporary Fiction · Toxic Family Dynamics · Character-Driven · Family Secrets

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As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner

Toxic Family Dynamics · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Dark Comedy · Family Secrets

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Ship of Magic
Robin Hobb

Multigenerational Family · Toxic Family Dynamics · Character-Driven · Multiple POV · Family Secrets

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Truly Like Lightning
David Duchovny

Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Dark Comedy · Family Secrets

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Malas
Marcela Fuentes

Multigenerational Family · Literary Fiction · Family Secrets · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction

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Homecoming
Kate Morton

Multigenerational Family · Caregiving for a Parent · Family Secrets · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction

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Gather
Kenneth M. Cadow

Caregiving for a Parent · Contemporary Fiction · Character-Driven · Literary Fiction · Family Secrets

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My Name Is Venus Black
Heather Lloyd

Contemporary Fiction · Toxic Family Dynamics · Family Secrets · Character-Driven · Literary Fiction

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On Beauty
Zadie Smith

Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Character-Driven · Multigenerational Family · Multiple POV

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Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides

Multigenerational Family · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Family Secrets · Contemporary Fiction

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Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese

Literary Fiction · Multigenerational Family · Character-Driven · Family Secrets · Contemporary Fiction

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Wreck
Catherine Newman

Multigenerational Family · Character-Driven · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Midlife Crisis

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The Seven Daughters of Dupree
Nikesha Elise Williams

Multigenerational Family · Literary Fiction · Character-Driven · Family Secrets · Multiple POV

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The Hoarder
Jess Kidd

Dark Comedy · Family Secrets · Character-Driven · Toxic Family Dynamics · Contemporary Fiction

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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Fredrik Backman

Multigenerational Family · Caregiving for a Parent · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Aging

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