If you loved the witty, playful tone and meta-jokes in How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe, you'll have a blast with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Arthur Dent's absurd journey through the cosmos is punctuated by hilarious observations, satirical asides, and a delightfully irreverent take on sci-fi tropes. The humor here is sharp and self-aware, much like Charles Yu's style.

If you were fascinated by the time machine and looping timelines in How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe, you'll find Billy Pilgrim's unstuck journey through time in Slaughterhouse-Five both moving and thought-provoking. The book blurs past, present, and future, using time travel to probe trauma, fate, and free will, much as Charles Yu does to explore his protagonist's emotional landscape.

Enjoyed how Charles Yu broke the fourth wall and played with the conventions of narrative? If on a winter's night a traveler takes metafiction to exhilarating heights, drawing you directly into its recursive, puzzle-box structure. Like Yu's book, Calvino's invites you to think about what it means to read, write, and exist inside a story.

If you were moved by Charles Yu's deep dive into his protagonist's psyche and struggles with loss, Never Let Me Go will resonate. Kathy H.'s first-person narration offers a quiet, poignant window into memory, longing, and identity, all within a tightly focused, character-driven story.

If you appreciated the way Charles Yu's novel mixes science fiction with existential questions about family, reality, and selfhood, you'll be captivated by The Mezzanine. Baker's protagonist ponders the mysteries of daily life—escalators, shoelaces, and the passage of time—with wit and depth, making the mundane feel profound.