Mr. New Orleans by Matthew Randazzo V The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis Cloud Cuckoo by Anthony Doerr The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
From what Ive heard, not really. The books have some connections, but arent a duology. You wont miss anything not reading the other book.
The Passenger wins https://www.the-mainboard.com/index...club-the-passenger-by-cormac-mccarthy.184281/