Read-alikes and related books

Books like Flashlight

What to read after Flashlight by Susan Choi: 24 titles sharing themes of Post-World War II, Own Voices, Asian American, and Cultural Heritage, chosen for mood and literary overlap.

Post-World War II Own Voices Asian American Cultural Heritage Coming of Age 20th Century Family Life Literary Historical Fiction

Top related books to Flashlight

Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to Flashlight.

The Tenth Muse A Novel

Catherine Chung

Themes: Post-World War II • Asian American • Coming of Age

The Translation of Love

Lynne Kutsukake

Themes: Asian American • Cultural Heritage • Coming of Age

Little Gods A Novel

Meng Jin

Themes: Own Voices • Asian American • Cultural Heritage

Homeland Elegies A Novel

Ayad Akhtar

Themes: Own Voices • Asian American • Cultural Heritage

A Council of Dolls A Novel

Mona Susan Power

Themes: Own Voices • Cultural Heritage • Coming of Age

The Namesake

Jhumpa Lahiri

Themes: Asian American • Cultural Heritage • Coming of Age

Long Island (Oprah’s Book Club)

Colm Toibin

Themes: Post-World War II • Cultural Heritage • 20th Century

The Scrapbook

Heather Clark

Themes: Post-World War II • Cultural Heritage • 20th Century

A History of Burning

Janika Oza

Themes: Asian American • Cultural Heritage • 20th Century

#10

Mika in Real Life A Novel

Emiko Jean

Themes: Asian American • Cultural Heritage • Coming of Age

#11

Peach Blossom Spring

Melissa Fu

Themes: Asian American • Coming of Age • 20th Century

#12

River East, River West A Novel

Aube Rey Lescure

Themes: Asian American • Cultural Heritage • Coming of Age

#13

White Elephant A Novel

Mako Idemitsu

Themes: Asian American • Coming of Age • 20th Century

#14

The Lack of Light A Novel of Georgia

Nino Haratischwili

Themes: Post-World War II • Coming of Age • 20th Century

#15

The Party

Tessa Hadley

Themes: Post-World War II • Coming of Age • 20th Century

#16

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

Themes: Asian American • Cultural Heritage • Coming of Age

#17

Everyone Leaves A Novel

Wendy Guerra

Themes: Post-World War II • Coming of Age • 20th Century

#18

The Son of Good Fortune A Novel

Lysley A. Tenorio

Themes: Asian American • Cultural Heritage • Coming of Age

#19

The Shape of Family

Shilpi Somaya Gowda

Themes: Own Voices • Cultural Heritage • Coming of Age

#20

Mika in Real Life A Good Morning America Book Club Pick

Emiko Jean

Themes: Asian American • Cultural Heritage • Coming of Age

#21

Behind You is the Sea A Novel

Susan Muaddi Darraj

Themes: Own Voices • Cultural Heritage • Coming of Age

#22

I Know This Much Is True

Wally Lamb

Themes: Cultural Heritage • Coming of Age • 20th Century

#23

The Reading List A Novel

Sara Nisha Adams

Themes: Own Voices • Asian American • Cultural Heritage

#24

The House of Eve

Sadeqa Johnson

Themes: Cultural Heritage • Coming of Age • 20th Century

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Flashlight by Susan Choi. Connected by Post-World War II, Own Voices, Asian American. Authors featured include Catherine Chung, Lynne Kutsukake, Meng Jin, Ayad Akhtar, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.