12 must-read adult books like Child Star by Brian "Box" Brown

Cover of Child Star by Brian "Box" Brown

Child Star

By: Brian "Box" Brown

3.61

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Child Star is a fictional documentary-style graphic novel about how growing up in the spotlight rob…

If you liked the adult plot in Child Star by Brian "Box" Brown , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Andre the Giant: Life and Legend

By: Box Brown , Brian "Box" Brown

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Andre Roussimoff is known as both the lovable giant in The Princess Bride and a heroic pro-wrestlin… read more

Similar categories in Box Brown's Andre the Giant: Life and Legend book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of The Imitation Game by Jim Ottaviani, Leland Purvis

2. The Imitation Game

By: Jim Ottaviani , Leland Purvis

3.61

Format: 197 pages, ebook

Today, Alan Turing is considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intellig… read more

Similar categories in Jim Ottaviani's The Imitation Game book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of Is This Guy for Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman by Box Brown

3. Is This Guy for Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman

By: Box Brown

2.62

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Comedian and performer Andy Kaufman's resume was impressive--a popular role on the beloved sitcom T… read more

Similar categories in Box Brown's Is This Guy for Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels
  • comics

4. What I Hate

By: Roz Chast

3.75

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The pages of theNew Yorker are hallowed ground for cartoonists, and for the last thirty years, Roz … read more

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5. Out of the Deep Woods (Sweet Tooth, #1)

By: Jeff Lemire , José Villarrubia , Carlos M. Mangual

3.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jeff Lemire's acclaimed new series introduce Gus, a rare new breed of human/animal hybrid who was r… read more

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6. The Talk

By: Darrin Bell

4.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She … read more

Similar categories in Darrin Bell's The Talk book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
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7. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's Roaming book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • adult
  • fiction
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8. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
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9. No One Else

By: R. Kikuo Johnson

3.65

Format: 99 pages, Paperback

In this graphic novel, Charlene is a divorced mom, has a young son named Brandon, and works full-ti… read more

Similar categories in R. Kikuo Johnson's No One Else book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • adult fiction
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • sequential art
  • comics
  • fiction
  • adult
Cover of Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky

10. Boys Weekend

By: Mattie Lubchansky

4.03

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning cartoonist and editor at The Nib, a hilarious trans-"final girl" horror grap… read more

Similar categories in Mattie Lubchansky's Boys Weekend book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • adult
Cover of I Must Be Dreaming by Roz Chast

11. I Must Be Dreaming

By: Roz Chast

3.65

Format: 118 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast's new graphic narrativ… read more

Similar categories in Roz Chast's I Must Be Dreaming book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke

12. Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

By: Kristen Radtke

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Imagine Wanting Only This--a timely and moving meditation on isolation… read more

Similar categories in Kristen Radtke's Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
"Perhaps we see loneliness in others simply to feel less lonely ourselves."

-Kristen Radtke, Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

"Or the times I've watched the people I love so unsatisfied, clawing toward connection that surpasses what I'm able to give them."

-Kristen Radtke, Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

"To arm ourselves is the most extreme form of separation I can imagine. To move through life without weapons is another way to remain open to the world, and at its mercy."

-Kristen Radtke, Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

"But loneliness isn’t necessarily tied to whether you have a partner or a best friend or an aspirational active social life in which you’re laughing all the time. It’s a variance that rests in the spa…"

-Kristen Radtke, Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

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13. Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

By: Julia Wertz

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In her keenly observed graphic memoir, Impossible People, celebrated cartoonist Julia Wertz chronic… read more

Similar categories in Julia Wertz's Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
"Go fuck yourself, melted spatula!"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"Do the stepwork and don't give me any of your excuses. We both know they're bullshit."

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"It's the fantasy of a life gone wrong. You've been doing the best you can, but it's hard and you're tired. Then something horrible happens and you get to give up and go be sad somewhere. There's some…"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"...you're at a place in your life where you're trying to let people in, so you should have called someone to spend the afternoon with you instead of being a weirdo alone in a theater crying at a come…"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

Cover of In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider

14. In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

By: Amy Schneider

3.51

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy! —and a… read more

Similar categories in Amy Schneider's In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • adult
"I deprived myself of a joy in my life, because it was a joy only girls were allowed to feel. Life already seemed to be full of joys that one wasn't allowed to feel, so adding one more to the pile cam…"

-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"

-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"

-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

Cover of My Alcoholic Escape from Reality (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness) by Kabi Nagata

15. My Alcoholic Escape from Reality (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness)

By: Kabi Nagata

4.05

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

An emotional new diary comic from Nagata Kabi, creator of My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness. … read more

Similar categories in Kabi Nagata's My Alcoholic Escape from Reality (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness) book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin by Andrew S. Weiss

16. Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin

By: Andrew S. Weiss

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This riveting graphic novel biography chronicles Vladimir Putin's rise from a mid-level KGB officer… read more

Similar categories in Andrew S. Weiss's Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels
  • comics
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17. American Cult

By: Robyn Chapman

3.97

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

A graphic history of religious cults in American from the colonial era to today From its earlies… read more

Similar categories in Robyn Chapman's American Cult book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

18. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The Naked Tree by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

19. The Naked Tree

By: Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

3.84

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

A delicate, timeless, and breathtaking coming-of-age story.The critically acclaimed and award-winni… read more

Similar categories in Keum Suk Gendry-Kim's The Naked Tree book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball by Jon Chad

20. Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball

By: Jon Chad

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

in this dynamic, nonfiction graphic novel, Jon Chad illustrates the little-known story of pinball―h… read more

Similar categories in Jon Chad's Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • adult
Cover of Child Star by Brian "Box" Brown

21. Child Star

By: Brian "Box" Brown

3.61

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Child Star is a fictional documentary-style graphic novel about how growing up in the spotlight rob… read more

Similar categories in Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star book and Brian "Box" Brown's Child Star

  • adult fiction
  • pop culture
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • sequential art
  • comics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult

7 must-read fiction books like Child Star by Brian "Box" Brown

Transform Your Habits

Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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Lunar New Year Love Story

Gene Luen Yang

4.41

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No One Else

R. Kikuo Johnson

3.65

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Boys Weekend

Mattie Lubchansky

4.03

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10 Top adult books like The Talk by Darrin Bell

Transform Your Habits

Shubeik Lubeik

Deena Mohamed

4.50

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The Talk

Darrin Bell

4.65

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Roaming

Jillian Tamaki

3.77

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A Guest in the House

Emily Carroll

4.06

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