Books like Confessions
12 books with a reading profile close to Confessions by Kanae Minato. Inward-looking; a moderate read.
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The Dinner
by Herman Koch
Also inward-looking · thriller, narrative
In an upscale Amsterdam restaurant, two couples meet for a multi-course meal to discuss a horrific crime committed by their teenage sons.
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The Perfect Nanny
Also inward-looking · thriller, narrative
The story opens with the discovery of two murdered children in a Parisian apartment.
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Room
Also inward-looking · thriller, narrative
Jack lives in a single, locked room with his mother, whom he calls Ma.
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Fight Club
thriller, narrative
An insomniac office worker finds relief from his corporate boredom by engaging in underground bare-knuckle boxing matches orchestrated by Tyler Durden, a charismatic soap salesman.
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The Push
Also inward-looking · thriller, narrative
Blythe Connor is determined to be the warm, nurturing mother she never had, hoping to break a multi-generational cycle of maternal detachment.
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Once There Were Wolves
Also inward-looking · thriller, narrative
Inti Flynn leads a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the Scottish Highlands to restore the landscape's ecological balance.
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Difficult Women
by Roxane Gay
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Roxane Gay’s collection of short stories centers on the private lives of American women navigating a broad spectrum of class, race, and trauma.
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The Guest
by Emma Cline
thriller, narrative
Twenty-two-year-old Alex is cast out of her older boyfriend Simon’s wealthy Long Island home after a breach of etiquette.
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Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Set in the planned community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, the story follows the collision between Elena Richardson, a woman dedicated to order and rules, and Mia Warren, an itinerant artist and single mother.
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The Girls
by Emma Cline
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Set in Northern California during the late 1960s, the narrative follows fourteen-year-old Evie Boyd as she becomes mesmerized by a group of older girls led by the magnetic Suzanne.
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These Violent Delights
Also inward-looking · thriller, psychology
In 1970s Pittsburgh, Paul Fleischer, a solitary college student mourning his father's suicide, meets the charismatic and affluent Julian Loscalzo.
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