15 best-selling family books like If We're Being Honest by Cat Shook

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If We're Being Honest

By: Cat Shook

3.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange and All Adults Here by Emma Straub, Cat Shook’s deb…

"As it turns out porn does not automatically make a computer implode."

-Cat Shook, If We're Being Honest

"As it turns out porn does not automatically make a computer implode."

-Cat Shook, If We're Being Honest

If you liked the family plot in If We're Being Honest by Cat Shook , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Happiness Falls by Angie  Kim

1. Happiness Falls

By: Angie Kim

3.75

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

When a father goes missing, his family's desperate search leads them to question everything they kn… read more

Similar categories in Angie Kim's Happiness Falls book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I lost a World - the other day! Has Anybody found? - Emily Dickinson, 1896"

-Angie Kim, Happiness Falls

Cover of Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal

2. Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club

By: J. Ryan Stradal

3.63

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal, a story of a couple from two very diffe… read more

Similar categories in J. Ryan Stradal's Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"This place is in your blood, but not your heart. Go find a place that is."

-J. Ryan Stradal, Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club

"People here liked to say they rooted for the underdog, but some of them got real quiet when the underdog was different from them."

-J. Ryan Stradal, Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club

"Winter was her cathedral, and the snow-decked trees its endless pillars, and although it was quiet, it wasn't empty. The silence coaxed voices into her imagination, voices of the past and future, voi…"

-J. Ryan Stradal, Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club

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3. The Celebrants

By: Steven Rowley

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises—especially to ourselve… read more

Similar categories in Steven Rowley's The Celebrants book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"My purpose, in this life, has been to love and spend it with you."

-Steven Rowley, The Celebrants

"You only live once. That was the truth of it. But if you do it right, and he felt that he had, once is more than enough"

-Steven Rowley, The Celebrants

Cover of Family Family by Laurie Frankel

4. Family Family

By: Laurie Frankel

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

“Not all stories of adoption are stories of pain and regret. Not even most of them. Why don’t we ev… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Frankel's Family Family book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"When people thought of mothers, they smelled cookies baking and chocolate melting. But actual mothers got shit for giving their kids too much sugar. When people thought of mothers, they thought soft …"

-Laurie Frankel, Family Family

Cover of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

5. The Secret Book of Flora Lea

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.07

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's The Secret Book of Flora Lea book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

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6. No Two Persons

By: Erica Bauermeister

4.09

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

One book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister’s N… read more

Similar categories in Erica Bauermeister's No Two Persons book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"All that matters is that we try. pg. 79"

-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons

"Guilt is easier to drown in than any sorrow. pg. 245"

-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons

"Always start with words. Words last. Tell me a secret from your day."

-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons

"Did you know that otters sleep holding hands? All night long, so they don't lose each other."

-Erica Bauermeister, No Two Persons

Cover of Watch Us Shine by Marisa de los Santos

7. Watch Us Shine

By: Marisa de los Santos

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

“Bring me the Northern Lights.” Cornelia Brown is reeling from a terrifying act of violence when… read more

Similar categories in Marisa de los Santos's Watch Us Shine book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • audiobook
  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • adult
  • drama
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8. The Half Moon

By: Mary Beth Keane

3.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, a masterful novel about a couple in a small town who… read more

Similar categories in Mary Beth Keane's The Half Moon book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. Sandwich

By: Catherine Newman

3.75

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family sum… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Newman's Sandwich book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"What does loss look like, in your body? Where is it? It feels like an air bubble stuck in your psyche. It feels like peering down into a deep hole. The vertigo of that. The potential for obliteration…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

"We're just ruined by sex, women---our bodies, our psyches. We're sexually assaulted every five minutes. We're infected with everything. Traumatized by conceiving, by not conceiving. But let's keep at…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

Cover of Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

10. Banyan Moon

By: Thao Thai

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When Ann Tran gets the call that her fiercely beloved grandmother, Minh, has passed away, her life … read more

Similar categories in Thao Thai's Banyan Moon book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Through her, I understood that another mother's horror could touch us in the darkest of places, even a world away."

-Thao Thai, Banyan Moon

"Grief is a lake of perilously thin ice. You never know when you'll fall through it, or when you will fight your way back to the surface."

-Thao Thai, Banyan Moon

"My morning swims have centered me and calmed the storm inside my mind. In the water, my memories lose their sharp edges, like river stones forced smooth."

-Thao Thai, Banyan Moon

"I wonder if you can inherit evil.' 'Maybe. Or maybe it's not something you inherit, but something that runs through you, another person's trauma, their violence. It sits below the skin until you name…"

-Thao Thai, Banyan Moon

Cover of Save What's Left by Elizabeth Castellano

11. Save What's Left

By: Elizabeth Castellano

3.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An outrageously funny debut novel about a woman who moves to a small beach town looking for peace, … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Castellano's Save What's Left book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle

12. The Museum of Ordinary People

By: Mike Gayle

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Still reeling from the sudden death of her mother, Jess is about to do the hardest thing she's ever… read more

Similar categories in Mike Gayle's The Museum of Ordinary People book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. Mercury

By: Amy Jo Burns

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A roofing family’s bonds of loyalty are tested when they uncover a long-hidden secret at the heart … read more

Similar categories in Amy Jo Burns's Mercury book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of April May June July by Alison B.  Hart

14. April May June July

By: Alison B. Hart

3.47

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A triumphant family story and sharply observed exploration of privilege, identity, and love in all … read more

Similar categories in Alison B. Hart's April May June July book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • lgbt
  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Congratulations, the Best is Over! by R. Eric Thomas

15. Congratulations, the Best is Over!

By: R. Eric Thomas

4.07

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved bestselling author of Here for It presents a collection of heartening, thoughtful, and … read more

Similar categories in R. Eric Thomas's Congratulations, the Best is Over! book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • audiobook
  • humor
  • lgbt
"If I'm not heading toward a place where I can feel joy, then hope in the present has nothing to hold on to."

-R. Eric Thomas, Congratulations, the Best is Over!

Cover of Summer Stage by Meg Mitchell Moore

16. Summer Stage

By: Meg Mitchell Moore

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A spirited summer page-turner following a family of actors grappling with fame, scandal, and ambiti… read more

Similar categories in Meg Mitchell Moore's Summer Stage book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Girls and Their Horses by Eliza Jane Brazier

17. Girls and Their Horses

By: Eliza Jane Brazier

3.72

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Set in the glamorous, competitive world of showjumping, a novel about the girls who ride, their cut… read more

Similar categories in Eliza Jane Brazier's Girls and Their Horses book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange

18. The Connellys of County Down

By: Tracey Lange

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When Tara Connelly is released from prison after serving eighteen months on a drug charge, she know… read more

Similar categories in Tracey Lange's The Connellys of County Down book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan

19. Late Bloomers

By: Deepa Varadarajan

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

An Indian American family is turned upside down when the parents split up thirty-six years into the… read more

Similar categories in Deepa Varadarajan's Late Bloomers book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

20. Same As It Ever Was

By: Claire Lombardo

4.00

Format: 498 pages, Hardcover

Julia Ames, after a youth marked by upheaval and emotional turbulence, has found herself on the pla… read more

Similar categories in Claire Lombardo's Same As It Ever Was book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • adult
  • drama
"Parenthood was a persistent cruelty, a constant, simultaneous desire to be together and apart."

-Claire Lombardo, Same As It Ever Was

Cover of If We're Being Honest by Cat Shook

21. If We're Being Honest

By: Cat Shook

3.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange and All Adults Here by Emma Straub, Cat Shook’s deb… read more

Similar categories in Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest book and Cat Shook's If We're Being Honest

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • adult
  • drama
"As it turns out porn does not automatically make a computer implode."

-Cat Shook, If We're Being Honest

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Angie Kim

3.75

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3.63

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3.64

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Laurie Frankel

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4.04

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Emma Rosenblum

3.43

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Susan Mallery

3.84

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