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Books like Cat’s Eye

12 books with a reading profile close to Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood. Inward-looking, contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.

1

Shuggie Bain

by Douglas Stuart

Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology

Set in 1980s Glasgow, the narrative follows young Shuggie Bain as he grows up in public housing schemes shaped by deindustrialization and poverty.
2

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.
3

Transcendent Kingdom

by Yaa Gyasi

Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology

Gifty is a PhD candidate in neuroscience at the Stanford University School of Medicine, where she studies reward-seeking behavior in mice to understand the neural pathways of addiction and depression.
4

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.
5

Purple Hibiscus

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology

Fifteen-year-old Kambili Achike lives in Enugu, Nigeria, under the rigid authority of her father, Eugene, a charismatic businessman and devout Catholic.
6

The Death of Vivek Oji

by Akwaeke Emezi

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

The novel begins with the discovery of Vivek’s lifeless body on his mother’s doorstep in southeastern Nigeria.
7

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.
8

Real Life

by Brandon Taylor

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

Wallace, a Black queer doctoral student from Alabama, navigates a tense weekend at a predominantly white Midwestern university.
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

The Lying Life of Adults

by Elena Ferrante

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

Giovanna, a teenager living in an upper-class neighborhood in Naples, overhears her father compare her appearance to his estranged sister, Vittoria.
11

Crossroads

by Jonathan Franzen

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

In suburban Chicago on a single day in 1971, the Hildebrandt family faces individual crises of faith and morality.
12

Sana Soyleyemedigim Her Sey

by Celeste Ng

Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology

Set in 1970s Ohio, the narrative begins with the disappearance and subsequent death of Lydia Lee, the favorite child of a Chinese-American family.

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