Read-alikes and related books

Books like Martyr!

24 titles for readers of Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar, selected for shared themes: Bisexual, Lesbian, Cultural Heritage, and Gay.

Bisexual Lesbian Cultural Heritage Gay 21st Century City Life World Literature Coming of Age LGBTQ Political American Family Life Friendship Literary Romance Fiction

Top related books to Martyr!

Each title here shares meaningful common ground with Martyr! — in theme, mood, or literary style.

The Theory of (not Quite) Everything A Novel

Kara Gnodde

Themes: Bisexual • Lesbian • Gay

Nightshift A Novel

Kiare Ladner

Themes: Bisexual • 21st Century • City Life

Open Throat

Henry Hoke

Themes: Gay • 21st Century • City Life

Too Much Lip A Novel

Melissa Lucashenko

Themes: Lesbian • Cultural Heritage • Gay

The Air Raid Book Club A Novel

Annie Lyons

Themes: Lesbian • Gay • 21st Century

Lessons at the School by the Sea The Third School by the Sea Novel

Jenny Colgan

Themes: Lesbian • Gay • 21st Century

Someone A Novel

Alice McDermott

Themes: Cultural Heritage • 21st Century • City Life

Tomb of Sand A Novel

Geetanjali Shree

Themes: Lesbian • Gay • 21st Century

Manny and the Baby

Varaidzo

Themes: Cultural Heritage • 21st Century • City Life

#10

Really Good, Actually A Novel

Monica Heisey

Themes: 21st Century • City Life • World Literature

#11

How to Sleep at Night A Novel

Elizabeth Harris

Themes: Bisexual • Gay • City Life

#12

The Reading List A Novel

Sara Nisha Adams

Themes: Cultural Heritage • 21st Century • City Life

#13

A Home at the End of the World A Novel

Michael Cunningham

Themes: Gay • 21st Century • World Literature

#14

The Son of Good Fortune A Novel

Lysley A. Tenorio

Themes: Lesbian • Cultural Heritage • Gay

#15

Mother Ocean Father Nation A Novel

Nishant Batsha

Themes: Bisexual • Lesbian • Cultural Heritage

#16

The Measure A Novel

Nikki Erlick

Themes: Bisexual • Lesbian • Gay

#17

We All Want Impossible Things A Novel

Catherine Newman

Themes: Bisexual • Lesbian • Gay

#18

Inseparable A Never-before-published Novel

Simone De Beauvoir

Themes: Lesbian • Gay • World Literature

#19

Varina Palladino’s Jersey Italian Love Story A Novel

Terri-Lynne DeFino

Themes: Lesbian • Cultural Heritage • Gay

#20

River East, River West A Novel

Aube Rey Lescure

Themes: Cultural Heritage • 21st Century • City Life

#21

Exciting Times A Novel

Naoise Dolan

Themes: Lesbian • Gay • Coming of Age

#22

The Hop A Novel

Diana Clarke

Themes: Lesbian • Gay • World Literature

#23

Lessons

Ian McEwan

Themes: Cultural Heritage • 21st Century • World Literature

#24

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

Themes: Cultural Heritage • 21st Century • World Literature

Fans of Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar will find 24 titles here, all united by Bisexual, Lesbian, Cultural Heritage. Authors represented include Kara Gnodde, Kiare Ladner, Henry Hoke, Melissa Lucashenko, and others.