Books like Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
12 books with a reading profile close to Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami. Deep, inward-looking, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
Dance Dance Dance
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
The narrator, a freelance writer in his mid-thirties, is haunted by a dream about the Dolphin Hotel in Sapporo, where he stayed years ago with a woman who later vanished.
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2
No One Is Talking About This
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
The first half of the narrative follows a woman who has achieved minor celebrity status within a digital landscape called the portal.
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3
Trust Exercise
by Susan Choi
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
Set in a highly competitive arts high school during the 1980s, the narrative begins with Sarah and David, two drama students entangled in a pressurized romance under the watchful eye of their charismatic teacher, Mr.
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4
After Dark
Also inward-looking and open-ended · narrative, literary
Set in Tokyo between midnight and dawn, the story follows Mari Asai, a student reading alone in a late-night diner to avoid returning home.
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5
Intimacies
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
An unnamed female interpreter moves from New York to The Hague to work at the International Criminal Court.
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Doce cuentos peregrinos
Also inward-looking and open-ended · narrative, literary
Doce cuentos peregrinos follows Latin American migrants living throughout Europe, from the rainy streets of Geneva to the apartments of Barcelona and Rome.
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Asymmetry
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Lisa Halliday's debut novel is in two parts that seem unrelated.
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8
Boy, Snow, Bird
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
In 1953, Boy Novak flees her abusive father in New York City and settles in Flax Hill, Massachusetts.
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9
Tenth of December
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
George Saunders’ collection of short fiction presents characters navigating moral crises within a landscape of economic precarity and pharmaceutical intervention.
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10
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
by Mohsin Hamid
Also deep and open-ended · narrative, literary
In a single evening at a Lahore cafe, Changez narrates his life story to an unidentified American visitor.
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Perfection
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Anna and Tom are a professional creative couple who migrate from southern Europe to Berlin, seeking an aesthetic and social utopia.
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12
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
The narrative centers on Bennie Salazar, a middle-aged record executive, and his assistant Sasha, tracing their lives across several decades.
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