Books like Conversations With Friends
12 books with a reading profile close to Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney. Inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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Sally Rooney 3 Books Collection Set
by Sally Rooney
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · 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.
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years Of Pilgrimage
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Tsukuru Tazaki is a railway engineer in Tokyo whose life is defined by a sudden, unexplained rejection from his tight-knit group of high school friends.
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On Chesil Beach
by Ian McEwan
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Set in 1962, the novella follows Edward Mayhew and Florence Ponting on their wedding night at a hotel on the Dorset coast.
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Ufak Yangınlar
by Celeste Ng
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Set in the planned community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, the story follows the intersection of the Richardsons, a wealthy family rooted in local tradition, and Mia Warren, an enigmatic artist who moves into town with her d…
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Fates and Furies
by Lauren Groff
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
The novel documents the twenty-four-year marriage of Lotto and Mathilde Satterwhite, beginning with their impulsive college graduation wedding and following their ascent into the New York elite.
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The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
by Aimee Bender
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
On her ninth birthday, Rose Edelstein bites into a homemade lemon cake and inadvertently discovers she can taste her mother’s hidden emotions within the ingredients.
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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.
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The Death of Vivek Oji
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.
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The Idiot
by Elif Batuman
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Set in 1995, the narrative follows Selin, a linguistics student navigating her first year at Harvard.
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Sana Soyleyemedigim Her Sey
by Celeste Ng
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · 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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Real Life
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.
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Still Born
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
In Mexico City, Laura and her close friend Alina reach their thirties with a shared resolve to remain childless.
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