Books like An Abundance of Katherines
12 books with a reading profile close to An Abundance of Katherines by John Green. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Two teenagers named Will Grayson lead separate, disconnected lives in the suburbs of Chicago until a chance encounter at a novelty shop brings them together.
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Eligible
romance, accessible
Curtis Sittenfeld transplants Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice to modern-day Cincinnati.
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Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
romance, accessible
Naomi Porter, a high school student, slips on a bar of soap in her kitchen, hits her head, and loses four years of memory.
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Autoboyography
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Tanner Scott is a bisexual teenager living in Provo, Utah, where the local culture is dominated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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This Lullaby
by Sarah Dessen
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Remy Starr is a cynical eighteen-year-old who manages her romantic life through a strict set of rules designed to avoid emotional attachment.
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Love & Misadventure
by Lang Leav
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Lang Leav’s collection uses brief, rhyming stanzas and minimalist illustrations to chart the timeline of a romantic relationship.
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The Beach House
by Jane Green
romance, accessible
Nan Powers, a widow in her sixties, lives in a large old house on Nantucket that she has owned for years.
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With the Fire on High
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Emoni Santiago is a high school senior in Philadelphia balancing the demands of raising her young daughter with the academic pressures of her final year.
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Eleven Minutes
by Paulo Coelho
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Maria is a young woman from a small Brazilian town who goes to Geneva with the promise of becoming a samba dancer.
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The Hypnotist's Love Story
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Ellen O'Farrell is a hypnotherapist in Sydney who helps people with problems such as phobias and bad habits.
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Evidence of the Affair
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Set in the 1970s, this epistolary novella centers on the correspondence between Carrie Allsop and David Mayer after Carrie discovers a stash of love letters written by David’s wife to Carrie’s husband.
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The Break
by Marian Keyes
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Amy Bartlett's husband, Hugh, tells her he needs a break from their marriage, six months in which he can do whatever he likes, with no responsibilities.
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