1
by Kazuo Ishiguro
4.42010
Why you'll love it:
This literary fiction shares a quietly devastating tone that will resonate with Les Misérables fans.
10 Best Books Like Les Misérables
If you loved Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, here are the most similar books our readers recommend.
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The best books like Les Misérables are:
- 1The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro4.4
- 2Gilead by Marilynne Robinson4.2
- 3Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens5.0
- 4The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett4.4
- 5The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne4.4
- 6Beloved by Toni Morrison4.5
- 7My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende4.3
- 8The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom0
- 9The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese4.4
- 10The Women by Kristin Hannah4.6
In post-revolutionary France, ex-convict Jean Valjean struggles to rebuild his life after serving nineteen years in prison for stealing bread, but finds himself relentlessly pursued by the obsessive police inspector Javert who refuses to believe people can change. As Valjean fights to protect those he loves while evading capture, Hugo weaves an epic tale of justice, mercy, and redemption against the backdrop of a nation in turmoil. This sweeping masterpiece combines thrilling chase sequences with profound moral questions about society's treatment of the downtrodden.
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2
by Marilynne Robinson
4.22006368 pages
Why you'll love it:
This literary fiction shares a contemplative and luminous tone that will resonate with Les Misérables fans.
3
by Charles Dickens
5.02011
Why you'll love it:
This literary fiction shares a tragic yet redemptive tone that will resonate with Les Misérables fans.
4
by Brit Bennett
4.4202112 pages
Why you'll love it:
This literary fiction shares a melancholy and contemplative tone that will resonate with Les Misérables fans.
5
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
4.42005212 pages
Why you'll love it:
This literary fiction shares a somber and contemplative tone that will resonate with Les Misérables fans.
6
by Toni Morrison
4.51989
Why you'll love it:
This literary fiction shares a haunting and profound tone that will resonate with Les Misérables fans.
7
by Isabel Allende
4.32025304 pages
Why you'll love it:
This literary fiction shares a sweeping and adventurous tone that will resonate with Les Misérables fans.
8
by Mitch Albom
0
Why you'll love it:
This literary fiction shares a contemplative and hopeful tone that will resonate with Les Misérables fans.
9
by Abraham Verghese
4.42023715 pages
Why you'll love it:
This literary fiction shares a melancholy yet luminous tone that will resonate with Les Misérables fans.
10
by Kristin Hannah
4.62024471 pages
Why you'll love it:
This literary fiction shares a devastating but ultimately healing tone that will resonate with Les Misérables fans.
Quick Comparison: Books Like Les Misérables
| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Remains of the Day | Kazuo Ishiguro | 4.4 | 2010 | — | Closest match |
| Gilead | Marilynne Robinson | 4.2 | 2006 | 368 | Similar vibes |
| Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens | 5.0 | 2011 | — | Similar vibes |
| The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett | 4.4 | 2021 | 12 | Similar vibes |
| The Scarlet Letter | Nathaniel Hawthorne | 4.4 | 2005 | 212 | Similar vibes |
| Beloved | Toni Morrison | 4.5 | 1989 | — | Similar vibes |
| My Name Is Emilia del Valle | Isabel Allende | 4.3 | 2025 | 304 | Similar vibes |
| The Stranger in the Lifeboat | Mitch Albom | 0 | — | — | Similar vibes |
| The Covenant of Water | Abraham Verghese | 4.4 | 2023 | 715 | Similar vibes |
| The Women | Kristin Hannah | 4.6 | 2024 | 471 | Similar vibes |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What books are most similar to Les Misérables?
The most similar books to Les Misérables are The Remains of the Day, Gilead, Tale of Two Cities.
What should I read after Les Misérables?
After finishing Les Misérables, readers most commonly pick up The Remains of the Day next.
Who writes books like Victor Hugo?
Authors similar to Victor Hugo include Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky.
What genre is Les Misérables?
Les Misérables is a Literary Fiction novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1862. It features elements of Classic Literature.
How long is Les Misérables?
Les Misérables is 1480 pages long.
About Les Misérables
It has been said that Victor Hugo has a street named after him in virtually every town in France. A major reason for the singular celebrity of this most popular and versatile of the great French writers is Les Misérables (1862). In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean—a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective Javert—Hugo achieves the sort of rare imaginative resonance that allows a work of art to transcend its genre. Les Misérables is at once a tense thriller that contains one of the most compelling chase scenes in all literature, an epic portrayal of the nineteenth-century French citizenry, and a vital drama—highly particularized and poetic in its rendition but universal in its implications—of the redemption of one human being.