7 must-read graphic novels books like The Tree of Ecstasy & Unbearable Sadness by Matt Ottley

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The Tree of Ecstasy & Unbearable Sadness

By: Matt Ottley

4.40

Format: 122 pages, Hardcover

The Tree of Ecstasy & Unbearable Sadness is an allegorical story of a boy's experience of psychosis…

If you liked the graphic novels plot in The Tree of Ecstasy & Unbearable Sadness by Matt Ottley , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

1. The Invention of Hugo Cabret

By: Brian Selznick

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his s… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • young adult

2. Talking To My Country

By: Stan Grant

3.11

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinarily powerful and personal meditation on race, culture and national identity. In July… read more

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3. Garlic and the Vampire

By: Bree Paulsen

4.30

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A farm-fresh debut graphic novel starring a heroine who is braver than she realizes. Garlic feel… read more

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  • graphic novels
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4. Swimming Lessons: Poems

By: Lili Reinhart

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The debut collection of poetry from Lili Reinhart, the actress and outspoken advocate for mental he… read more

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  • adult
"I think you might be the death of me. And its as if I'm running at full speed towards my grave."

-Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems

"This is how I know I love you so much. Whenever I see something beautiful, I want you to see it, too."

-Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems

"I stopped taking photos of sunsets a long time ago. I can never capture its colours. The same goes for you."

-Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems

"I find myself missing you before you're even gone, knowing there exists a space without you next to me. A somewhere I never want to fell too comfortable in."

-Lili Reinhart, Swimming Lessons: Poems

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5. The Wife and the Widow

By: Christian White

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The second standalone thriller from the award-winning author of THE NOWHERE CHILD Set against th… read more

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6. The Well

By: Jake Wyatt

4.09

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A fantasy graphic novel about Lizzy, a girl who gets cursed by a wishing well, and her adventure to… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • young adult
"You don't become wealthy unless you care about money. And you don't stop caring about money just because you're rich."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"People like to say that hard work makes you rich. That isn't true. But if you like the work, and it keeps you and yours fed and warm, it can make you happy."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Did you think a wishing well would be full of noble feelings? A wish is pure desire, Lizzy. You're old enough to know that people seldom want what's good for them. Or anyone else, for that matter."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Courage is doing what is right and necessary, regardless of peril. Your parents were brave. Your grandmother was brave. Endangering yourself or others for the sake of wealth? Risking lives for a chan…"

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

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7. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

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  • young adult
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8. Ex-Yakuza and Stray Kitten Vol. 1

By: Riddle Kamimura

4.12

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

After being abandoned in the cold rain, tiny kitten Sabu should have been grateful to find a new ho… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • young adult
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9. The Nowhere Child

By: Christian White

3.99

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, The Nowhere Child is screenwriter Christian White… read more

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  • adult
Cover of The Book That No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade

10. The Book That No One Wanted to Read

By: Richard Ayoade

3.74

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From actor-author-broadcaster-comedian-filmmaker Richard Ayoade comes a book narrated by . . . a bo… read more

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  • picture books
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11. Detention

By: Tristan Bancks

3.83

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Sima and her family are pressed to the rough, cold ground among fifty others. They lie next to the … read more

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  • young adult
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12. Not Now, Not Ever: Ten years on from the misogyny speech

By: Julia Gillard

4.28

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

Then it was done. After staying silent, I’d had my say. At no time did I feel worked up or hotly an… read more

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13. Grace Notes

By: Karen Comer

4.16

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

  , This song has a grace note a tiny note that's there for embellishment but can easily be ignored… read more

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  • young adult
"Restrictions can't stop our music, can't stop us."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"together we weave a set of colours so beautiful that surely every listener's heart expands"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"The world has stopped still, yet we can feel our frenzied, uncertain energy spinning the Earth."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"Surely traditions have to evolve? Surely daughters can choose their own happiness? Surely our world can handle this new virus?"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

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14. My Strange Shrinking Parents

By: Zeno Sworder

4.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It goes without saying that all children believe their parents to be strange. Mine were unusual for… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • picture books
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15. The Greatest Thing

By: Sarah Winifred Searle

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens A 2023 Children… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • young adult
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16. Frank’s Red Hat

By: Sean E. Avery

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A story about never giving up on your talents, because even though what you do may not be appreciat… read more

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  • picture books
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17. Paradise Sands

By: Levi Pinfold

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A captivating tale of eerie places and mystical bargains, sumptuously illustrated by Kate Greenaway… read more

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  • picture books
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18. Snap!

By: Anna Walker

3.95

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Tap, tap tap … Frog thinks there’s no one else in the forest, but you never know what’s just aro… read more

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  • picture books
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19. The Moonlight Market

By: Joanne Harris

3.54

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Joanne Harris comes a richly imagined and captivating novel … read more

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" Love never ends--- but it changes. In some cases, it grows like a tree, stronger and more fruitful. In others, it changes nature, like chrysalis to butterfly. "

-Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market

"And, at that, picking up his parcel of books, Spider began to walk purposefully down the road, a river of light at his ragged heels, his spindly shadow beside him."

-Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market

"He was close to her now, close enough to smell her scent, which was like bluebells in the rain, and the aroma of a forest in spring, and the peppery sweetness of petrichor."

-Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market

"There's daylight names and midnight names. Daylight names are safe enough. A spider brings good luck before midnight, but bad luck after. And you look to me like the kind of young man who needs good …"

-Joanne Harris, The Moonlight Market

Cover of The Tree of Ecstasy & Unbearable Sadness by Matt Ottley

20. The Tree of Ecstasy & Unbearable Sadness

By: Matt Ottley

4.40

Format: 122 pages, Hardcover

The Tree of Ecstasy & Unbearable Sadness is an allegorical story of a boy's experience of psychosis… read more

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  • health
  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • young adult
  • adult
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21. Inkflower

By: Suzy Zail

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A gritty YA novel about family secrets, hope and healing. Based on a true story.Lisa’s father has s… read more

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  • young adult
  • health

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4.46

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