# Books like Oedipus Rex

**10** books similar to *Oedipus Rex* by Sophocles (Drama · grades 9–12), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** fate, fate vs free will, pride, identity, justice
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## Similar books

- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of fate and justice, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and same genre (Drama).
- [A Doll's House](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dolls-house) by Henrik Ibsen _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of identity, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and same genre (Drama).
- [Pygmalion](https://readinglist.school/book/pygmalion) by George Bernard Shaw _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of identity, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and same genre (Drama).
- [Twelfth Night](https://readinglist.school/book/twelfth-night) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of identity, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and same genre (Drama).
- [Twelve Angry Men](https://readinglist.school/book/twelve-angry-men) by Reginald Rose _(Grades 8–10)_ — Shares themes of justice, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and same genre (Drama).
- [Romeo and Juliet](https://readinglist.school/book/romeo-and-juliet) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 8–10)_ — Shares themes of fate, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (8–10).
- [The Silence That Binds Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-silence-that-binds-us) by Joanna Ho _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and justice and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Unwind](https://readinglist.school/book/unwind) by Neal Shusterman _(Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and justice and overlapping grades (8–12).
- [A Midsummer Night's Dream](https://readinglist.school/book/a-midsummer-nights-dream) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 8–12)_ — Both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (8–12).
- [A Raisin in the Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/a-raisin-in-the-sun) by Lorraine Hansberry _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (9–12).

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