Books like…

Books Like The Nest

by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney · about this book

Loved The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney? If its contemporary fiction, literary fiction and wealthy families hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Ham On Rye, Martyr! and The Nanny Diaries. 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 Nest: Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Wealthy Families · Sibling Rivalry · Toxic Family Dynamics

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   Ham On Rye

   Charles Bukowski

   Toxic Family Dynamics · Substance Abuse · Literary Fiction · Addiction · Dark Comedy

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   Martyr!

   Kaveh Akbar

   Substance Abuse · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Addiction · Dark Comedy

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   The Nanny Diaries

   Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus

   Wealthy Families · Contemporary Fiction · Toxic Family Dynamics · New York City · Dark Comedy

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   Daisy Jones & the Six

   Taylor Jenkins Reid

   Addiction · Substance Abuse · Literary Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Contemporary Fiction

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   I See You've Called in Dead

   John Kenney

   Contemporary Fiction · Substance Abuse · Addiction · Dark Comedy · Literary Fiction

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   The Bee Sting

   Paul Murray

   Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Toxic Family Dynamics · Dark Comedy · Multiple POV

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   The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

   Griffin Dunne

   Wealthy Families · New York City · Addiction · Dark Comedy · Toxic Family Dynamics

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8. 

   Lush Life

   Richard Price

   Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Substance Abuse · New York City · Ensemble Cast

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9. 

   Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

   Rebecca Wells

   Contemporary Fiction · Toxic Family Dynamics · Substance Abuse · Addiction · Literary Fiction

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    How to Sell a Haunted House

    Grady Hendrix

    Sibling Rivalry · Toxic Family Dynamics · Dark Comedy · Contemporary Fiction · Family Secrets

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    The God of the Woods

    Liz Moore

    Wealthy Families · Toxic Family Dynamics · Literary Fiction · Ensemble Cast · Multiple POV

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12. 

    King of Wrath

    Ana Huang

    Wealthy Families · Contemporary Fiction · New York City · Toxic Family Dynamics · Multiple POV

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    Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man

    Mary L Trump

    Wealthy Families · Toxic Family Dynamics · Addiction · New York City · Family Secrets

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    The Golden House

    Salman Rushdie

    Wealthy Families · Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · New York City · Infidelity

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    Demon Copperhead

    Barbara Kingsolver

    Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Dark Comedy · Substance Abuse · Addiction

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    The Other Side of the Bridge

    Mary Lawson

    Sibling Rivalry · Literary Fiction · Toxic Family Dynamics · Multiple POV · Family Secrets

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17. 

    The Wedding People

    Alison Espach

    Contemporary Fiction · Literary Fiction · Wealthy Families · Dark Comedy · Infidelity

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18. 

    Death of a Bookseller

    Alice Slater

    Contemporary Fiction · Substance Abuse · Dark Comedy · Literary Fiction · Multiple POV

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19. 

    Gather

    Kenneth M. Cadow

    Contemporary Fiction · Addiction · Substance Abuse · Literary Fiction · Economic Inequality

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20. 

    This Is Where I Leave You

    Jonathan Tropper

    Contemporary Fiction · Dark Comedy · Toxic Family Dynamics · Literary Fiction · Family Secrets

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