Books Like The End

Loved The End by Lemony Snicket? If its series, dark comedy and middle grade hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Carl's Doomsday Scenario, The Witches and The Wild Robot. 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 End: Series · Dark Comedy · Middle Grade · Orphans · Absurdist Humor

Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Matt Dinniman

Absurdist Humor · Satirical Humor · Dark Comedy · Funny · Adventure

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The Witches
Roald Dahl

Middle Grade · Children's · Kids in Danger · Dark Comedy · Funny

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The Wild Robot
Peter Brown

Middle Grade · Children's · Island · Bittersweet · Adventure

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The Naturals: Bad Blood
Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Secret Society · Kids in Danger · Family Secrets · Conspiracy · Mystery

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The Mark of Athena
Rick Riordan

Middle Grade · Ocean and Ships · Kids in Danger · Adventure · Series

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The Chronicles of Narnia
C.S. Lewis

Middle Grade · Children's · Kids in Danger · Ocean and Ships · Adventure

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Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie

Children's · Middle Grade · Bittersweet · Adventure · Kids in Danger

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Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell

Middle Grade · Island · Kids in Danger · Ocean and Ships · Adventure

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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster

Middle Grade · Absurdist Humor · Children's · Funny · Adventure

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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Robert C O'Brien

Middle Grade · Kids in Danger · Children's · Secret Society · Adventure

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The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown

Secret Society · Conspiracy · Mystery · Family Secrets · Adventure

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
LEWIS CARROLL

Absurdist Humor · Children's · Middle Grade · Adventure · Funny

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Refugee
Alan Gratz

Middle Grade · Kids in Danger · Ocean and Ships · Adventure · Family Secrets

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Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal
Jeff Kinney

Middle Grade · Children's · Funny · Absurdist Humor · Series

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The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Omnibus, Book 4
Eiji Otsuka

Dark Comedy · Satirical Humor · Absurdist Humor · Series · Mystery

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The Rook
Daniel O'Malley

Secret Society · Conspiracy · Dry Humor · Funny · Mystery

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We Solve Murders
Richard Osman

Dry Humor · Conspiracy · Funny · Mystery · Series

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The Final Twist
Jeffery Deaver

Conspiracy · Family Secrets · Secret Society · Mystery · Series

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The Boys Omnibus Vol. 2
Garth Ennis

Satirical Humor · Dark Comedy · Conspiracy · Series · Funny

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Interior Chinatown
Charles Yu

Satirical Humor · Absurdist Humor · Dark Comedy · Bittersweet · Funny

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