Books Like Beloved

Looking for books like Beloved? A formerly enslaved woman is haunted, literally, by the past she has been trying to outrun.

What tends to stick with readers is its emotional, thought-provoking and haunting feel. A ghost story that is really about the impossibility of forgetting. Below are 7 books that carry that feeling in different ways, matched on shared mood, themes and reading experience. Beloved is a medium, slow-paced read (reading level: challenging), so we've noted where each pick is quicker, slower or heavier.

The book you loved

Beloved

Toni Morrison

7 books you might enjoy

1.
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
Like Beloved, The Color Purple is emotional. Both carry the #classic tag. It's an easier read than Beloved.
Medium · Easy pace · Easy to follow
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2.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
If it was the emotional and thought-provoking side of Beloved you loved, To Kill a Mockingbird delivers it too. Both carry the #classic tag. It's an easier read than Beloved.
Medium · Easy pace · Easy to follow
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3.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Like Beloved, One Hundred Years of Solitude is emotional and thought-provoking. Both carry the #classic tag. Expect a bigger commitment than Beloved.
Long · Slow pace · Challenging
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4.
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl shares Beloved's emotional and thought-provoking appeal. Both carry the #classic tag. It's an easier read than Beloved.
Medium · Easy pace · Beginner-friendly
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5.
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See shares Beloved's emotional and thought-provoking appeal. Both carry the #pulitzer tag. Expect a bigger commitment than Beloved.
Long · Slow pace · Moderate
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6.
1984
George Orwell
If it was the thought-provoking side of Beloved you loved, 1984 delivers it too. Both carry the #classic tag. It's an easier read than Beloved.
Medium · Fast pace · Moderate
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7.
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
If it was the thought-provoking side of Beloved you loved, Crime and Punishment delivers it too. Both carry the #classic tag. Expect a bigger commitment than Beloved.
Long · Slow pace · Demanding
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