Books like Bliss Montage
12 books with a reading profile close to Bliss Montage by Ling Ma. Inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
Interior Chinatown
by Charles Yu
Also thought-provoking · literary, experimental
Interior Chinatown follows Willis Wu, a background actor trapped in the repetitive hierarchy of a procedural television show titled Black and White.
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2
Pastoralia
Also thought-provoking · literary, experimental
George Saunders' collection mixes satire, dark comedy and surreal settings, with working-class characters who struggle against a strange economy.
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Assembly
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · literary, experimental
In this concise novel, an unnamed Black British woman prepares for a weekend party at her white boyfriend’s family estate.
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4
Lost Children Archive
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · literary, experimental
A family of four travels by car from New York City to the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona.
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5
Notes of a Dirty Old Man
literary, experimental
In the late 1960s, Charles Bukowski wrote a weekly column for the underground newspaper Open City in Los Angeles, and this book collects those pieces.
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Open Throat
by Henry Hoke
literary, experimental
An unnamed mountain lion lives in the brush beneath the Hollywood sign, observing the human hikers and homeless residents of Los Angeles.
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Ripe
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · literary, experimental
Cassie works at Veda, a high-pressure tech company in Silicon Valley where she endures toxic corporate hierarchies and the skyrocketing cost of living.
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8
The Water Cure
Also thought-provoking · literary, experimental
Grace, Lia, and Sky live on a remote island estate under the strict governance of their parents, King and Mother.
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9
A Children's Bible
by Lydia Millet
Also thought-provoking · literary, experimental
In a massive lakeside estate, a group of cynical children and teenagers endure a summer vacation while their parents remain in a stupor of alcohol and neglect.
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10
After Dark
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · literary, experimental
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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11
Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng
literary, experimental
Twelve-year-old Noah Gardner, known as Bird, lives in a future America governed by PACT: the Preserving American Culture and Traditions Act.
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12
Death Valley
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · literary, experimental
An unnamed narrator flees a Los Angeles hotel and her dying father’s bedside to seek isolation in the high desert.
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