If you were drawn to the sardonic wit and incisive social commentary in So Much for That, you'll appreciate how The Corrections tackles the absurdities of modern American life. Through the Lambert family's misadventures, Franzen's darkly comic lens exposes both the heartbreak and hilarity embedded in family crises and societal failures.

If watching Shep Knacker grapple with loss and find new purpose in So Much for That resonated with you, the poignant evolution of Ove will strike a similar chord. Backman’s novel follows a curmudgeonly man whose gruff exterior slowly gives way to vulnerability and connection, offering a heartfelt portrait of change and redemption.

If you were compelled by the existential questions and confrontation with mortality in So Much for That, Tolstoy’s classic will feel intimately familiar. Ivan Ilyich’s journey—marked by illness and an unflinching look at the value of one’s life—offers powerful, philosophical insights into what truly matters when faced with the end.

If you appreciated how So Much for That challenged easy judgments and presented characters with questionable decisions, you’ll find a similarly provocative experience in We Need to Talk About Kevin. Through Eva’s conflicted perspective, Shriver probes the limits of empathy and the gray areas of parental responsibility, leaving you pondering where morality truly lies.

If the systemic failures and biting social criticism of the American healthcare system in So Much for That gripped you, The Unwinding offers a sweeping, intimate look at how political and economic upheaval has affected ordinary lives. Through vivid portraits and real-life narratives, Packer exposes the cracks in the American dream with empathy and insight.