What to read next
If you loved one of these, read on.
Honest comparisons with the books people come to SalsSky from: what each one does, what to read after it, and where SalsSky fits, and where it doesn't.
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Books like Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Short books about a long climb: the fables and novels closest to Richard Bach's gull, and what each asks of the reader. -
Books like Siddhartha
Read the ones that refuse to hand you the answer. Here are the novels closest to Siddhartha in spirit, and what each does differently. -
Books like Life of Pi
Stories of survival that turn into stories about belief: the novels closest to Life of Pi, and what each one is really asking. -
Books like The Prophet
Books that speak plainly about love, work, grief and joy, the way The Prophet does, and the stories that do it through a life instead. -
Books like The Little Prince
Books that look simple and are not: the stories closest to The Little Prince, for readers who want that clarity again. -
Books like The Alchemist, for when you want that feeling again
Six books that do what The Alchemist does — a journey, a teacher, a sentence you keep — with a plain note on how each one is different.