Books like All We Ever Wanted
12 books with a reading profile close to All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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1
Change of Heart
by Jodi Picoult
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
June Nealon's husband, Michael, is a lawyer, and her daughter is dead.
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2
The Tenth Circle
by Jodi Picoult
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Daniel Stone is a comic-book artist with a troubled childhood, married to Laura, a college professor, and father to fourteen-year-old Trixie.
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3
Mary Jane
narrative, accessible
Fourteen-year-old Mary Jane Duer grows up in a strictly conservative, religious household in 1970s Baltimore.
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4
Heart of the Matter
by Emily Giffin
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Tessa Russo is a stay-at-home mother who prioritizes her marriage to Nick, a renowned pediatric plastic surgeon.
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5
On the Come Up
by Angie Thomas
narrative, accessible
Sixteen-year-old Brianna wants to be a legendary rapper, following the path of her late father, an underground hip-hop star.
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6
Dear Evan Hansen
by Val Emmich
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Evan Hansen is a high school senior with severe social anxiety, whose therapist suggests he write himself letters of encouragement.
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7
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
narrative, accessible
Budo is the imaginary friend of Max, a boy with autism, and he has lasted far longer than most imaginary friends because Max still needs him.
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8
Modern Lovers
by Emma Straub
narrative, accessible
Elizabeth and Andrew, and Zoe and Harry, are two couples who have been friends since their youth in a band, living in Brooklyn.
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9
Good Material
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Andy is a thirty-five-year-old struggling stand-up comedian whose life collapses when his girlfriend, Jen, ends their four-year relationship.
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10
About a Boy
by Nick Hornby
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Will Freeman is a thirty-six-year-old Londoner living off the royalties of a Christmas song written by his father.
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11
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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12
Really Good, Actually
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Kit Bennett is twenty-nine, and her marriage has just ended after only a short time.
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