Books like Crush
12 books with a reading profile close to Crush by Richard Siken. Deep, inward-looking, contemplative and open-ended; a moderate read.
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1
Time Is a Mother
by Ocean Vuong
Also deep and inward-looking · personal growth, literary
Ocean Vuong wrote these poems following his mother’s death from cancer, centering the collection on the immediate aftermath of loss and the persistence of memory.
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2
Assembly
Also deep and inward-looking · 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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3
Lost Children Archive
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, experimental
A family of four travels by car from New York City to the Chiricahua Mountains in Arizona.
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4
Weather
by Jenny Offill
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, experimental
Lizzie Benson is a university librarian and former addict who begins answering mail for a climate change podcast hosted by her old mentor.
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5
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, experimental
Yeong-hye, a South Korean housewife, suddenly stops eating meat after a series of visceral, bloody dreams.
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6
The Hour of the Star
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, experimental
In Rio de Janeiro, a self-absorbed narrator named Rodrigo S.M.
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7
The Emperor of Gladness
by Ocean Vuong
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, experimental
In this debut for young readers, the narrative combines structured verse and prose to follow a young protagonist navigating the quiet landscapes of suburban New England.
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8
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, experimental
J.D.
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9
Freshwater
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, experimental
Adaeke Emezi’s debut novel focuses on Ada, a young Nigerian woman born with fractured consciousness.
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10
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, experimental
This collection of short stories presents the domestic lives of working-class people living in the Pacific Northwest and American West.
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11
Pastoralia
Also deep · 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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12
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
by Elif Shafak
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, experimental
Tequila Leila, a sex worker in Istanbul, has been murdered and dumped in a trash bin.
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