If you were fascinated by Jeff Winston’s repeated returns to his own past and the chance to reshape his destiny in Replay, you’ll be drawn into The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Here, Harry is reborn again and again into the same life, remembering everything from his previous cycles. The novel explores how he uses this knowledge, the relationships he forms with others like him, and the moral dilemmas that arise when changing the future becomes possible.

If Jeff’s emotional journey—experiencing love, loss, regret, and hope across multiple lifetimes—resonated with you in Replay, Ursula Todd’s many lives in Life After Life will captivate you. Each time Ursula dies, her life resets, and she gradually learns to change her fate and the fate of those around her. This novel delivers a deeply satisfying emotional arc as Ursula strives for meaning and redemption.

If you appreciated Replay for its exploration of Jeff’s inner struggles, regrets, and search for purpose, you’ll find Never Let Me Go equally poignant. This novel delves into the psychological and emotional lives of Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth as they come to terms with their fate. The story’s focus on memory, identity, and what it means to live fully offers a hauntingly introspective experience.

If you enjoyed the non-chronological leaps and the fragmented sense of time in Replay, Billy Pilgrim’s journey in Slaughterhouse-Five will intrigue you. The narrative jumps across different moments in Billy’s life, from WWII to alien abductions, echoing Jeff Winston’s unpredictable resets and the philosophical questions about fate and free will.

If the existential and philosophical undertones of Replay—what makes a life meaningful, what would you change if given another chance—struck a chord, then The Midnight Library is a perfect follow-up. Nora Seed finds herself in a library between life and death, with the opportunity to explore countless alternate lives. The novel’s exploration of regret, hope, and the search for fulfillment will resonate strongly.