Books like A Spark of Light
12 books with a reading profile close to A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
Sweetbitter
narrative, accessible
The story follows twenty-two-year-old Tess, who moves to New York City and secures a position as a backwaiter at a high-end Union Square restaurant.
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2
Wonder Boys
narrative, accessible
Grady Tripp, a middle-aged English professor in Pittsburgh, wrote a successful novel years ago and has spent seven years trying to finish a second one, which has grown to thousands of pages.
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3
Olga Dies Dreaming
narrative, accessible
Set in 2017 New York City, the narrative follows Olga Acevedo, a high-end wedding planner for the billionaire class, and her brother Prieto, a popular congressman representing their native Brooklyn neighborhood.
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4
Margo's Got Money Troubles
by Rufi Thorpe
narrative, accessible
Margo Scarlett is a twenty-year-old college student who becomes pregnant after an affair with her English professor.
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5
Fleishman Is in Trouble
narrative, accessible
Toby Fleishman is a forty-one-year-old hepatologist navigating the immediate aftermath of a bitter divorce in Manhattan.
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6
The Rachel Incident
narrative, accessible
Set in Cork, Ireland, during the post-2008 financial crisis, the story follows Rachel, a bookstore employee and student, and her intense platonic bond with her roommate, James.
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7
You Think It, I'll Say It
narrative, accessible
Curtis Sittenfeld's collection of ten stories looks at contemporary American relationships with a sharp, witty eye.
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8
THE NEST
narrative, accessible
The Plumb siblings—Leo, Beatrice, Jack, and Melody—have spent years anticipating the distribution of a shared trust fund they call the Nest.
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9
Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles
narrative, accessible
On New Year’s Eve in 1937, legal secretary Katey Kontent and her roommate Eve Ross meet a wealthy banker named Tinker Grey in a Greenwich Village jazz hole.
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10
Fresh Water for Flowers
narrative, accessible
Violette Toussaint is the caretaker of a cemetery in Burgundy, where she lives in a lodge by the gate.
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11
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by E. Lockhart
narrative, accessible
At Alabaster Preparatory Academy, sophomore Frankie Landau-Banks discovers that her boyfriend belongs to the Loyal Order of the Basset Hound, an all-male secret society with deep historical roots.
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12
Uncommon Type
by Tom Hanks
narrative, accessible
Tom Hanks's debut book of fiction contains seventeen stories, each in some way featuring a typewriter, whether as the object at the centre or just in passing.
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