Books like A Doll's House
Looking for books like A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (Drama · grades 11–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of gender, marriage and class, and individuality. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.
These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 11–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to A Doll's House
PygmalionGeorge Bernard Shaw
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam Shakespeare
A Streetcar Named DesireTennessee Williams- Much Ado About NothingW.S.Much Ado About NothingWilliam Shakespeare
Oedipus RexSophocles
The AwakeningKate Chopin · 960L
The Importance of Being EarnestOscar Wilde- Twelfth NightW.S.Twelfth NightWilliam Shakespeare
A Raisin in the SunLorraine Hansberry
American Born ChineseGene Luen Yang · 530L
Why each is a match
- Pygmaliongrades 9–12
- Shares themes of gender and identity, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- A Midsummer Night's Dreamgrades 8–12
- Shares themes of marriage and class, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (8–12).
- A Streetcar Named Desiregrades 11–12
- Shares themes of gender, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- Much Ado About Nothinggrades 9–12
- Shares themes of marriage and class, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- Oedipus Rexgrades 9–12
- Shares themes of identity, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- The Awakening960L
- Shares themes of marriage and class and identity and overlapping grades (11–12).
- The Importance of Being Earnestgrades 9–12
- Shares themes of marriage and class, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- Twelfth Nightgrades 9–12
- Shares themes of identity, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- A Raisin in the Sungrades 9–12
- Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (9–12).
- American Born Chinese530L
- Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (7–12).