Books Like To Kill a Mockingbird

If you finished To Kill a Mockingbird and want more of the same, start here. A small-town lawyer defends a Black man falsely accused of a crime, seen through the eyes of his young daughter.

What tends to stick with readers is its thought-provoking, emotional and moral courage feel. As relevant now as it was on publication, which is exactly the problem it's about. Below are 7 books that carry that feeling in different ways, matched on shared mood, themes and reading experience. To Kill a Mockingbird is a medium, easy-paced read (reading level: easy to follow), so we've noted where each pick is quicker, slower or heavier.

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

7 books you might enjoy

1.
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
If it was the emotional side of To Kill a Mockingbird you loved, The Color Purple delivers it too. Both carry the #classic tag.
Medium · Easy pace · Easy to follow
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2.
Beloved
Toni Morrison
Beloved shares To Kill a Mockingbird's thought-provoking and emotional appeal. Both carry the #classic tag. It's a more demanding read than To Kill a Mockingbird.
Medium · Slow pace · Challenging
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3.
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
If it was the emotional side of To Kill a Mockingbird you loved, The Kite Runner delivers it too. Both carry the #book-club tag. The pace is quicker than To Kill a Mockingbird's.
Medium · Fast pace · Easy to follow
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4.
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
If it was the thought-provoking and emotional side of To Kill a Mockingbird you loved, The Catcher in the Rye delivers it too. Both carry the #classic tag. It's the quicker read of the two.
Short · Easy pace · Easy to follow
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5.
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby shares To Kill a Mockingbird's thought-provoking and emotional appeal. Both carry the #classic tag. It's the quicker read of the two.
Short · Fast pace · Easy to follow
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6.
Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
Never Let Me Go shares To Kill a Mockingbird's thought-provoking and emotional appeal. Both carry the #book-club tag. The pace is slower than To Kill a Mockingbird's.
Medium · Slow pace · Easy to follow
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7.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude shares To Kill a Mockingbird's thought-provoking and emotional appeal. Both carry the #classic tag. Expect a bigger commitment than To Kill a Mockingbird.
Long · Slow pace · Challenging
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