Books like 'The Rainmaker'
Readers who enjoyed The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
romance comedy drama historical-fiction classics humor
-
Diary ng Panget by HaveYouSeenThisGirL
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMahirap at panget si Girl tapos magnet siya ng mga poging mayayaman na boys? YES! Cliché? YES! So what makes this book special? This story has made a lot of people online laugh, as in hagalpak talaga with matching headbang pa! This is Eya's diary, a girl who believes she's ugly and will meet Cross Sandford, the most annoying nilalang ever... -
![Holt by Scarlett Avery]()
Holt by Scarlett Avery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s a new client, so how did we go from hello to Fifty Shades of Grey in a New York minute?The first time I met him, his arresting blue eyes were enough to make me lose my head. But of course, I kept it together.I’m a professional and fooling around with a client is a recipe for disaster.Holt Christensen is off limits... -
![Pygmalion / My Fair Lady by George Bernard Shaw, Alan Jay Lerner]()
Pygmalion / My Fair Lady by George Bernard Shaw, Alan Jay Lerner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe ancient Greeks tell the legend of the sculptor Pygmalion, who created a statue of a woman of such surpassing beauty that he fell in love with his own creation. Then, Aphrodite, taking pity on this man whose love could not reach beyond the barrier of stone, brought the statue to life and gave her to Pygmalion as his bride... -
![A Guinea Pig Pride & Prejudice by Alex Goodwin, Jane Austen]()
A Guinea Pig Pride & Prejudice by Alex Goodwin, Jane Austen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.Jane Austen's classic story of love, manners and muslin, retold in an entirely new way... -
-
![Si by Bob Ong]()
Si by Bob Ong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Maari bang malaman ang iyong pangalan?""Victoria""Kailan kita masisilayan, Victoria?""Sa iyong... -
![বহুব্রীহি by Humayun Ahmed]()
বহুব্রীহি by Humayun Ahmed
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsভূমিকাবহুব্রীহি নাম দিয়ে একটি টিভি সিরিয়েল লিখেছিলাম, এই বহুব্রীহিকে সেই টিভি সিরিয়েলের উপন্যাস রূপান্তর মনে করা ঠিক হবে না। আমি যা করেছি তা হচ্ছে মূল কাঠামো ঠিক রেখে একটা মজার উপন্যাস লেখার চেষ্টা। কিন্তু অন্য ধরনের কথা হাসি তামশা মাঝখানে আছে। আশা করছি সেই সব কথা রঙ্গ রসিকতায় পুরোপুরি ঢাকা পড়বে না। কিছু না থেকেই যাবে।পাঠক পাঠিকাদের- আমার এই উপন্যাস টিভি সিরিয়েলের সঙ্গে মিলিয়ে পড়লে হোঁচট... -
![Heathers the Musical by Laurence O'Keefe, Kevin Murphy]()
Heathers the Musical by Laurence O'Keefe, Kevin Murphy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeathers The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid J.D... -
![My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe]()
My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe ancient Greeks tell the legend of the sculptor Pygmalion, who created a statue of a woman of such surpassing beauty that he fell in love with his own creation. Then, Aphrodite, taking pity on this man whose love could not reach beyond the barrier of stone, brought the statue to life and gave her to Pygmalion as his bride... -
![Man of La Mancha: A Musical Play by Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh]()
Man of La Mancha: A Musical Play by Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWinner of the New York Drama Critics Award for Best Musical, 1966To me the most interesting aspect of the success of Man of La Mancha is the fact that it plows squarely upstream against the prevailing current of philosophy in the theater... -
![The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry]()
The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsComedy / 9m, 6f / Int./Ext. This Broadway hit starred Katharine Hepburn as Tracy Lord of the Philadelphia Lords, an inhibited and spoiled daughter of the privileged. Divorced from C.J. Dexter Haven, she is engaged to a successful young snob... -
![Full Moon by P.G. Wodehouse]()
Full Moon by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen the moon is full at Blandings, strange things happen: among them the commissioning of a portrait of The Empress, twice in succession winner in the Fat Pigs Class at the Shropshire Agricultural Show. What better choice of artist, in Lord Emsworth's opinion, than Landseer... -
![Milea: Suara Dari Dilan by Pidi Baiq]()
Milea: Suara Dari Dilan by Pidi Baiq
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“Dilan memberi penggambaran lain dari sebuah penaklukan cinta & bagaimana indahnya cinta sederhana anak zaman dahulu.” @refaniris“Cuma satu yang kuinginkan, aku ingin cowok seperti Dilan.” @_SLovaFC“Dilan brengsek! Dia selalu tahu caranya menjadi pusat perhatian, bahkan ketika jadi buku, setiap serinya selalu ditunggu.” @Tedy_Pensil“Membaca Dilan itu seperti jatuh cinta lagi, lagi, dan lagi... -
![Les Liaisons Dangereuses a Play by Christopher Hampton]()
Les Liaisons Dangereuses a Play by Christopher Hampton
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Les Liaisons Dangereuses", A Play by Christopher Hampton, from the novel by Choderlos de Laclos. Produced on the Broadway Stage by James M. Nederlander, The Schubert Organization, Inc., Jerome Minskoff, Elizabeth I. McCann and Stephen Graham in association with Jonathan Farkas...Categorized as:
classics drama historical-fiction humor 20th-century action-adventure adult audiobook -
![Cinta di Dalam Gelas by Andrea Hirata]()
Cinta di Dalam Gelas by Andrea Hirata
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCINTA DI DALAM GELAS bertutur tentang tugas berat di pundak Ikal. Dia harus membantu Maryamah memenangkan pertandingan catur saat 17 Agustus nanti. Maryamah, yang menyentuh bidak catur saja belum pernah, harus mengalahkan juara catur selama dua tahun berturut-turut yang sekaligus juga mantan suaminya... -
-
![Crampton Hodnet by Barbara Pym]()
Crampton Hodnet by Barbara Pym
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife has a certain reassuring if not terribly exciting rhythm for the residents of North Oxford. Miss Morrow is content in her position as spinster companion to Miss Doggett, even if her employer and the woman’s social circle regard her as a piece of furniture... -
![A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Stephen Sondheim, Larry Gelbart]()
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Stephen Sondheim, Larry Gelbart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe book and lyrics of the first musical for which Sondheim composed the score as well. Forum opened in 1962 and is Sondheim's longest running play. Other plays for which he has written both the music and lyrics are A Little Night Music, Into the Woods and Assassins... -
![The Pirates of Penzance by W.S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan]()
The Pirates of Penzance by W.S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings(Vocal Score). The Pirates of Penzance, premiered in 1879, confirmed the comic genius of librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, following on the heels of their wildly successful H.M.S. Pinafore... -
![Same Time Next Year by Bernard Slade]()
Same Time Next Year by Bernard Slade
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFull Length, Comedy Characters: 1 male, 1 female Interior Set One of the most popular romantic comedies of the century, Same Time, Next Year ran four years on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for lead actress Ellen Burstyn, who later recreated her role in the successful motion picture. It remains one of the world's most widely produced plays... -
![Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon]()
Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPaul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He's a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she's a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. Their new apartment is her most recent find-too expensive with bad plumbing and in need of a paint job... -
![The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P.G. Wodehouse]()
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere were three distinct stages in the evolution of Annette Brougham’s attitude towards the knocking in the room above. In the beginning it had been merely a vague discomfort. Absorbed in the composition of her waltz, she had heard it almost subconsciously... -
![A Man of Means by P.G. Wodehouse, Sheba Blake]()
A Man of Means by P.G. Wodehouse, Sheba Blake
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSix early (1914) shorts, written in collaboration with C.H... -
![The Nutmeg Tree by Margery Sharp]()
The Nutmeg Tree by Margery Sharp
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet in 1930s France, Margery Sharp’s witty, warm-hearted novel tells the story of a free-spirited mother who is reunited with her very proper daughter after sixteen years, when her daughter asks her to inspect her fiancé Julia Packett has barely laid eyes on her daughter, Susan, since leaving her with her proper, well-heeled in-laws after her husband was killed in World War I... -
![Three Men and a Maid by P.G. Wodehouse]()
Three Men and a Maid by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience... -
![Helen's Babies by John Habberton]()
Helen's Babies by John Habberton
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Harry Burton, salesman of white-goods, bachelor of twenty-eight leads a charmed existence. A letter from his sister, Helen changes his life forever. She and her husband have been invited for a holiday but they can't find anyone to baby-sit their two toddlers, five-year-old Budge and three-year-old Toddie... -
-
![Cómo me enamoré de Nicolas Cage by Carla Quevedo]()
Cómo me enamoré de Nicolas Cage by Carla Quevedo
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCon una prosa notable, Carla Quevedo consigue en esta primera novela combinar de forma profunda el humor y la sordidez, y sin buscarlo, retratar la complejidad (y a veces la tragedia) de las relaciones humanas.Marta es una actriz argentina que vive en New York, es joven, linda y perturbada... -
![Paper Romance by Lia Indra Andriana]()
Paper Romance by Lia Indra Andriana
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKEV MIRROW, PENULIS BESTSELLER PULANG KE INDONESIA DAN MENEMUKAN INSPIRASINYA KEMBALI DARI SEORANG WANITA! To: Arie@majalahStarIndonesia.com From: Kev@kevmirrow... -
![The Painter of Signs by R.K. Narayan]()
The Painter of Signs by R.K. Narayan
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor Raman the sign painter, life is a familiar and satisfying routine. A man of simple, rational ways, he lives with his pious aunt and prides himself on his creative work. But all that changes when he meets Daisy, a thrillingly independent young woman who wishes to bring birth control to the area...Categorized as:
classics drama historical-fiction humor 20th-century action-adventure adult anthologies -
![Kepada Cinta: True Love Keeps No Secret (25 Pemenang Sayembara Menulis Surat Cinta) by Adhitya Mulya, Christian Simamora]()
Kepada Cinta: True Love Keeps No Secret (25 Pemenang Sayembara Menulis Surat Cinta) by Adhitya Mulya, Christian Simamora
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDian tersayang, Aku menulis surat ini sesaat setelah pertemuan kita. Aku menulis surat ini untuk meyakinkan dirmu bahwa aku mengerti. Aku mengerti. Aku mengerti kenapa kamu menolak diriku. Aku mengerti kenapa kamu menolak diriku untuk yang ke-7 kalinya. Aku sadar aku terlalu ganteng untukmu. Aku sadar diriku terlalu sempurna untuk kebanyakan orang... -
![The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma by Lima Barreto]()
The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma by Lima Barreto
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratings'The seed of madness exists in all of us and with no warning may attack, overpower, crush and bury us ... 'Policarpo Quaresma - fastidious civil servant, dedicated patriot, self-styled visionary - is a defender of all things Brazilian, full of schemes to improve his beloved homeland... -
![Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard by Pierre de Marivaux]()
Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard by Pierre de Marivaux
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPour juger de la qualité du fiancé qu'on voudrait lui imposer, Silvia prend la place de Lisette, sa servante. Mais Dorante, le fiancé, a eu la même idée de son côté... Le dispositif ainsi truqué, la partie commence : jeu de l'amour, mais surtout jeux de l'esprit, marivaudage grâce auquel la vérité va triompher de l'apparence et l'amour de la raison... -
![Thin Rich Bitches by Janet Eve Josselyn]()
Thin Rich Bitches by Janet Eve Josselyn
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlternate Cover Edition of ASIN: B007JCSNDI “An uproarious romp through the minefield of female one-upmanship!” Leaving her cheating husband in Boston with the paralegal he impregnated, Pippin Snowe and her son move to a ramshackle farmhouse that she inherited in the exclusive community of Dover, Massachusetts... -
![A Lady's Point of View by Jacqueline Diamond]()
A Lady's Point of View by Jacqueline Diamond
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis 219-page, lighthearted tale in the traditional Regency style—no sex, but plenty of romantic complications and a happy ending—was originally published by Harlequin Books. Meg Linley has good reason to feel cursed in the ballrooms of Regency England. Though a beauty, she can barely see and is forbidden to wear spectacles... -
![The Miranda Obsession by Jen Silverman, Rachel Brosnahan]()
The Miranda Obsession by Jen Silverman, Rachel Brosnahan
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsListening Length 2 hours and 40 minutesEmmy Award-winning actress Rachel Brosnahan brings to life a thrilling tale of intimacy and self-invention inspired by one of Hollywood’s most alluring stories of the 1980s... -
-
![All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare]()
All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsHelena, a ward of the Countess of Rousillion, falls in love with the Countess's son, Bertram. Daughter of a famous doctor, and a skilled physician in her own right, Helena cures the King of France-who feared he was dying-and he grants her Bertram's hand as a reward... -
![Śluby panieńskie by Aleksander Fredro]()
Śluby panieńskie by Aleksander Fredro
Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Śluby panieńskie czyli Magnetyzm serca" is a comedy drama written by Aleksander Fredro. It has been published in 1832. Aleksander Fredro was one of the best comedy writers ever. This work is a classic of Polish literature... -
![The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare]()
The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsConsidered by Thomas de Quincey to be 'perhaps the most superb work in the language', The Two Noble Kinsmen is set in Athens and was co-written by Shakespeare with John Fletcher. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by N. W. Bawcutt with an introduction by Peter Swaab. 'Once, he kissed me... -
![Love's Labour's Lost - Classic Illustrated Edition by William Shakespeare]()
Love's Labour's Lost - Classic Illustrated Edition by William Shakespeare
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratings* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Love's Labour's Lost follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as they attempt to forswear the company of women for three years of study and fasting, and their subsequent infatuation with the Princess of Aquitaine and her ladies... -
![Radikus Makankakus: Bukan Binatang Biasa by Raditya Dika]()
Radikus Makankakus: Bukan Binatang Biasa by Raditya Dika
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratings...Beberapa menit kemudian kelas dimulai. Kayaknya ngajar kelas 1 SMP bakalan jadi living hell. Baru masuk aja udah berisik banget.'Selamat siang, saya Dika,' gue bilang ke kelas 1 SMP yang baru gue ajar ini. 'Saya guru untuk pelajaran ini.''Siang, Pak!' kata anak cewek yang duduk di depan.'Jangan Pak. Kakak aja,' kata gue sok imut... -
![The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare]()
The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhile the word “gentlemen” suggests that its heroes are adults, The Two Gentlemen of Verona is more intelligible if we think of them as boys, leaving home for the first time. One has a crush on a girl, Julia, though he hasn’t yet told her. Sent to court to learn to be “perfect gentlemen,” Valentine and Proteus are derailed by their attraction to Sylvia, the ruler’s daughter...
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.
