Books like Beautiful World, Where Are You
12 books with a reading profile close to Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney, Octavi Gil Pujol. Deep, inward-looking, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
-
1
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, psychology
In this collection of essays, Aldous Huxley documents his 1953 experiments with mescaline under clinical supervision.
-
2
A Hero of Our Time
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, psychology
Set against the rugged landscape of the Caucasus Mountains, the novel follows Grigory Pechorin, a young Russian officer whose life is defined by boredom and emotional detachment.
-
3
Il fu Mattia Pascal
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, psychology
Mattia Pascal, a small-town librarian in Italy, is trapped in a miserable marriage and weighed down by his mother-in-law's temper.
-
4
Franny and Zooey
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, psychology
Franny and Zooey consists of two connected narratives centered on the youngest members of the Glass family, a group of former child prodigies.
-
5
The Kreutzer Sonata
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, psychology
Pozdnyshev, a Russian landowner traveling by train, recounts the events leading to his wife’s murder.
-
6
On Love
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · philosophy, psychology
Alain de Botton tracks the trajectory of a romantic relationship between two passengers, Chloe and Alice, who meet on a flight from Paris to London.
-
7
-
8
Demian
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, psychology
Emil Sinclair grows up in a conventional, pious household, struggling to reconcile the "world of light" represented by his family with the "world of darkness" he observes in the streets.
-
9
The Sense of an Ending
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, psychology
Tony Webster is a retired man living a quiet, predictable life until a lawyer’s letter regarding a childhood friend’s legacy forces him to revisit his youth.
-
10
The Course of Love
Also inward-looking · philosophy, psychology
Alain de Botton tracks the long-term marriage of Rabih and Kirsten, moving past the initial spark of infatuation to the mundane reality of domesticity and child-rearing.
-
11
Notes from Underground
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, psychology
The narrative follows a retired civil servant residing in St.
-
12
Steppenwolf
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, psychology
Harry Haller is a middle-aged intellectual living in a rented room, paralyzed by a perceived duality between his refined human persona and a savage, solitary identity he calls the Steppenwolf.
Get picks matched to your own reading on papr.
Get papr
