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12 books with a reading profile close to Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. Inward-looking and contemplative; an easy read.

1

Dry

by Augusten Burroughs

Also inward-looking · personal growth, memoir

Following his success in the Manhattan advertising world, Augusten Burroughs faces an ultimatum from his employers: attend rehabilitation or lose his job.
2

You Could Make This Place Beautiful

by Maggie Smith

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Maggie Smith uses a nonlinear structure of vignettes to document the collapse of her marriage following the discovery of her husband’s infidelity.
3

These Precious Days: Essays

by Ann Patchett

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Ann Patchett examines the unexpected connections and daily rituals that define a creative life.
4

Home Body

by Rupi Kaur

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, accessible

Rupi Kaur’s third collection, Home Body, examines the internal landscape of the self through the metaphor of the physical and mental body as a living space.
5

84, Charing Cross Road

by Helene Hanff

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, accessible

In 1949, Helene Hanff, a struggling screenwriter in New York City, contacted Marks & Co., an antiquarian bookshop in London, to track down rare British literature.
6

Notes on Grief

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Scheherezade Surià

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, accessible

In this expanded essay, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie documents the immediate aftermath of her father’s sudden death in Nigeria during the summer of 2020.
7

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

by Lori Gottlieb

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Lori Gottlieb presents a dual narrative that follows her life as a psychotherapist and as a patient following a personal crisis.
8

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

by Katherine May

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Katherine May presents wintering as a recurring, inevitable season of life characterized by personal crisis, illness, or professional failure.
9

Blankets

by Craig Thompson

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

Craig Thompson’s autobiographical graphic novel chronicles his upbringing within a strict Evangelical household in the rural Midwest.
10

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World

by Fredrik Backman

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, accessible

Fredrik Backman presents a series of personal essays written to his infant son, mixing practical advice with humorous confessions about early fatherhood.
11

Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

by Suleika Jaouad

Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, memoir

At age twenty-two, Suleika Jaouad received a diagnosis of leukemia with a thirty-five percent chance of survival.
12

Everything I Know About Love

by Dolly Alderton

Also inward-looking · personal growth, memoir

Dolly Alderton chronicles her emergence into adulthood through a series of personal vignettes, recipes, and satirical emails.

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