Read-alikes and related books

Books like Nice Work

Looking for read-alikes for Nice Work by David Lodge? These 24 titles overlap in Humorous and Literary and overall literary texture.

Humorous Literary Fiction

Top related books to Nice Work

A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of Nice Work.

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

At the Wedding

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

Old Baggage A Novel

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Wellness

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Slow Learner Early Stories

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Cold Comfort Farm

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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All This Could Be Yours

Jami Attenberg

Themes: Humorous • Literary

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The Parrots

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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The Heart of a Goof

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Home Land

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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The House of Sleep

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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A Conspiracy of Friends

Alexander McCall Smith

Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Fifty in Reverse A Novel

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Everything Dies

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Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Awake

Harald Voetmann

Themes: Humorous • Literary

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Impostor Syndrome A Novel

Kathy Wang

Themes: Humorous • Literary

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The Guts

Roddy Doyle

Themes: Humorous • Literary

If Nice Work by David Lodge is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Humorous, Literary and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Evelyn Waugh, Julia Claiborne Johnson, Peggy Baseman, Lynsay Sands, and others.