Books like A Children's Bible
12 books with a reading profile close to A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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Perfection
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Anna and Tom are a professional creative couple who migrate from southern Europe to Berlin, seeking an aesthetic and social utopia.
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2
Open Throat
by Henry Hoke
narrative, literary
An unnamed mountain lion lives in the brush beneath the Hollywood sign, observing the human hikers and homeless residents of Los Angeles.
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3
Tenth of December
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
George Saunders’ collection of short fiction presents characters navigating moral crises within a landscape of economic precarity and pharmaceutical intervention.
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4
Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng
narrative, literary
Twelve-year-old Noah Gardner, known as Bird, lives in a future America governed by PACT: the Preserving American Culture and Traditions Act.
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5
The Water Cure
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Grace, Lia, and Sky live on a remote island estate under the strict governance of their parents, King and Mother.
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6
After Dark
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in Tokyo between midnight and dawn, the story follows Mari Asai, a student reading alone in a late-night diner to avoid returning home.
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Asymmetry
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Lisa Halliday's debut novel is in two parts that seem unrelated.
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Dance Dance Dance
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
The narrator, a freelance writer in his mid-thirties, is haunted by a dream about the Dolphin Hotel in Sapporo, where he stayed years ago with a woman who later vanished.
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Doce cuentos peregrinos
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Doce cuentos peregrinos follows Latin American migrants living throughout Europe, from the rainy streets of Geneva to the apartments of Barcelona and Rome.
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10
Then we came to the end
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in a Chicago advertising agency during the post-dot-com collapse, the narrative follows a communal "we" through a series of layoffs.
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Survivor
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Tender Branson, the last surviving member of the Creedish Death Cult, dictates his life story into a flight recorder as he hijacks a Boeing 747 over the Pacific Ocean.
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The House of God
by Samuel Shem
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in the Beth Israel Hospital, the novel follows Roy Basch and his fellow medical interns as they navigate their first year of clinical training.
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