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12 books with a reading profile close to Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto. Inward-looking, contemplative and thought-provoking; an easy read.

1

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

by Aimee Bender

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

On her ninth birthday, Rose Edelstein bites into a homemade lemon cake and inadvertently discovers she can taste her mother’s hidden emotions within the ingredients.
2

Ufak Yangınlar

by Celeste Ng

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Set in the planned community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, the story follows the intersection of the Richardsons, a wealthy family rooted in local tradition, and Mia Warren, an enigmatic artist who moves into town with her d…
3

Sally Rooney 3 Books Collection Set

by Sally Rooney

Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology

This collection gathers Sally Rooney’s early prose, focusing on the intricate social dynamics and intimate exchanges between young adults in modern Ireland.
4

Conversations With Friends

by Sally Rooney

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Frances is a university student and aspiring poet in Dublin who performs spoken word pieces with her former girlfriend and best friend, Bobbi.
5

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years Of Pilgrimage

by Haruki Murakami

Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology

Tsukuru Tazaki is a railway engineer in Tokyo whose life is defined by a sudden, unexplained rejection from his tight-knit group of high school friends.
6

The Dutch House

by Ann Patchett

Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology

Danny Conroy narrates his life through the lens of the Dutch House, an architectural marvel in Pennsylvania purchased by his father.
7

Sana Anlatmadigim Her Sey

by Celeste Ng

Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology

Set in 1970s Ohio, the narrative begins with the death of Lydia Lee, the favorite daughter of a biracial family.
8

My Dark Vanessa

by Kate Elizabeth Russell

Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology

In 2000, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye begins a sexual relationship with her forty-two-year-old English teacher, Jacob Strane, at a Maine boarding school.
9

On Chesil Beach

by Ian McEwan

Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology

Set in 1962, the novella follows Edward Mayhew and Florence Ponting on their wedding night at a hotel on the Dorset coast.
10

Winter in Sokcho

by Elisa Shua Dusapin

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

In a decaying guesthouse in the South Korean port city of Sokcho, a young woman of French-Korean heritage works for an eccentric manager during the frigid off-season.
11

Quan érem orfes

by Kazuo Ishiguro, Xavier Pàmies Giménez

Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology

In the English translation by Xavier Pàmies Giménez, Christopher Banks is a celebrated London detective during the 1930s who remains fixated on the disappearance of his parents in Shanghai decades earlier.
12

Did You Ever Have a Family

by Bill Clegg

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

On the night before her daughter Lolly's wedding, June Reid's house burns down, killing her daughter, Lolly's fiancé Will, her ex-husband Luke and her boyfriend Adam.

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