Books like Did You Ever Have a Family
12 books with a reading profile close to Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg. Inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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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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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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Cat’s Eye
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Elaine Risley, a middle-aged painter, returns to Toronto for a retrospective of her art.
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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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Purple Hibiscus
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · 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.
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The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Danny Conroy narrates his life through the lens of the Dutch House, an architectural marvel in Pennsylvania purchased by his father.
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The Lying Life of Adults
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.
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Crossroads
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.
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Conversations With Friends
by Sally Rooney
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Frances is a university student and aspiring poet in Dublin who performs spoken word pieces with her former girlfriend and best friend, Bobbi.
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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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Transcendent Kingdom
by Yaa Gyasi
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · 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.
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House of Sand and Fog
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Kathy Nicolo, a recovering addict, loses her small California bungalow due to a bureaucratic tax error.
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