If you’re a fan of The Good Place like we are, we’ve handpicked some book selections we know you’ll love! From dark comedies to thought-provoking explorations of afterlife concepts, these novels are sure to hit the spot.
Food of the Gods by Cassandra Khaw
Rupert is struggling to make ends meet, but the two jobs he’s juggling aren’t exactly typical. By day he is a sorcerer, gathering human offerings for a dynasty of ghouls. By night, he’s doing the administrative thing for the Ten Chinese Hells. But no matter how hard he works, he can’t earn freedom for his ghost girlfriend. Something’s gotta give.
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Hannah Martin is in her late 20s and still in career limbo. But when she moves back to her hometown of LA to live with her best friend Gabby, she crosses paths with an old flame. After a night out, she has the chance to leave with Gabby or go back to Ethan’s place. In concurrent storylines, Hannah lives out the fate of each decision, giving weight to the question, “What if?”
Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
Fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school one day to find two notes: “Who are you?” and “Where does the world come from?” From there, Sophie takes an exploration of Western philosophical concepts with her mysterious pen pal. But the deeper they go, the more complicated the truth becomes.
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Samantha Kingston is a popular high school girl. With Cupid Day just around the corner, she knows it’ll raise her social status even higher. Then an accident occurs and she dies. But things don’t end there. Instead, Samantha gets to live out the last day of her life seven more times as she comes to understand the little twists that lead to her fate.
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Fifteen-year-old Liz Hall dies and she ends up in Elsewhere. It’s a lot like Earth, but also a lot different – for one thing, she won’t get to turn 16. Instead, she’ll slowly age backward toward infancy, until she returns to Earth. Things aren’t going so smoothly here, and Liz is struggling to let go of the life she’s loved until now.
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
It’s 1910 and Ursula Todd has just been born, a stillborn. On that same cold night, she is born and gets to embark on her life ahead. In a series of strange and unfortunate ways, Ursula lives and dies over and over, keeping her from overcoming an evil force that threatens civilization. She has the power to defeat it – if only she could live long enough.
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