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What to read after The Extra Man by Jonathan Ames: 24 titles sharing themes of Urban & Street Lit, Humorous, and Literary, chosen for mood and literary overlap.

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Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of The Extra Man.

The Fuck Up — Arthur Nersesian

Arthur Nersesian

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

My Year of Rest and Relaxation — Ottessa Moshfegh

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

Black Buck A Novel — Mateo Askaripour

Black Buck A Novel

Mateo Askaripour

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

The Debt to Pleasure A Novel — John Lanchester

The Debt to Pleasure A Novel

John Lanchester

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

Men in Love — Irvine Welsh

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

American Psycho — Bret Easton Ellis

American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

All Grown Up — Jami Attenberg

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

East of Acre Lane — Alex Wheatle

East of Acre Lane

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

L.A.WOMAN — Eve Babitz

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

A Conspiracy of Friends — Alexander McCall Smith

A Conspiracy of Friends

Alexander McCall Smith

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

Three Novels Kingdom Cons, Signs Preceding the End of the World, the Transmigration of Bodies — Yuri Herrera

Three Novels Kingdom Cons, Signs Preceding the End of the World, the Transmigration of Bodies

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

Fin & Lady A Novel — Cathleen Schine

Fin & Lady A Novel

Cathleen Schine

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

Loving Day A Novel — Mat Johnson

Loving Day A Novel

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

The Tortilla Curtain — T.C. Boyle

The Tortilla Curtain

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous • Literary

Burning Ashes A Ben Garston Novel — James Bennett

Burning Ashes A Ben Garston Novel

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous

Shetani’s Sister — Iceberg Slim

Shetani’s Sister

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous

Bay Area Firecracker — LARRY. WELDON JR

Bay Area Firecracker

LARRY. WELDON JR

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, Vol. 1 (light Novel) — Shimesaba

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, Vol. 1 (light Novel)

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, Vol. 2 (light Novel) — Shimesaba

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, Vol. 2 (light Novel)

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous

Fight Club — Chuck Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous

It Had to Be You — David Nobbs

It Had to Be You

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous

A Week in December — Sebastian Faulks

A Week in December

Sebastian Faulks

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra — Vaseem Khan

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous

The Tenants of Moonbloom — Edward Lewis Wallant

The Tenants of Moonbloom

Edward Lewis Wallant

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Humorous

Fans of The Extra Man by Jonathan Ames will find 24 titles here, all united by Urban & Street Lit, Humorous, Literary. Authors represented include Arthur Nersesian, Ottessa Moshfegh, Mateo Askaripour, John Lanchester, and others.

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