Books like Boy21
12 books with a reading profile close to Boy21 by Matthew Quick. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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1
What You Are Looking for Is in the Library
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
The narrative centers on five Tokyo residents at different life crossroads, including a restless retail clerk and a retired salaryman.
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2
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
by Patrick Ness
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
In an unnamed town where "indie kids" are busy fighting supernatural soul-eating Immortals, Mikey Mitchell just wants to graduate and work up the courage to ask out his crush, Henna.
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3
Fresh Water for Flowers
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Violette Toussaint is the caretaker of a cemetery in Burgundy, where she lives in a lodge by the gate.
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4
The Vacationers
by Emma Straub
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
The Post family embarks on their annual summer vacation to Mallorca, but behind the sun-drenched facade, simmering resentments and long-held secrets threaten to unravel their seemingly perfect lives.
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5
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Thirteen-year-old Anna Fitzgerald was conceived through preimplantation genetic diagnosis to serve as a biological match for her older sister, Kate, who suffers from acute promyelocytic leukemia.
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6
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
by Mitch Albom
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Narrated by Music itself, the story follows Frankie Presto, an orphan born in a burning Spanish chapel who becomes the greatest guitar player in history.
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7
Secret Daughter
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
In a village in India, a young mother named Kavita gives birth to a girl and, knowing that her husband will not accept a daughter, secretly gives the baby away to an orphanage in Mumbai.
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8
Blue Sisters
by Coco Mellors
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky Blue are three estranged sisters who return to their family apartment in New York one year after the death of their fourth sibling, Nicky.
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9
THE NEST
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
The Plumb siblings—Leo, Beatrice, Jack, and Melody—have spent years anticipating the distribution of a shared trust fund they call the Nest.
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10
Eliza and Her Monsters
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Eliza Mirk is a shy high school senior who secretly creates Monstrous Sea, a global webcomic phenomenon.
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11
Wish You Were Here
by Jodi Picoult
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Diana O’Toole is a professional art specialist in New York City with a rigid plan for her career and engagement.
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12
How to Make Friends with the Dark
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
After her mother dies suddenly from an undiagnosed brain aneurysm, sixteen-year-old Tiger Tolliver is thrust into the disorganized machinery of the foster care system.
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