Books like Difficult Loves
12 books with a reading profile close to Difficult Loves by Italo Calvino. Deep, inward-looking, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
The Penelopiad
Also thought-provoking · narrative, classic literature
In this novella, Penelope speaks from the underworld to recount her life in Ithaca during the twenty-year absence of Odysseus.
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2
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Also deep and open-ended · narrative, classic literature
The narrative follows seven generations of the Buendía family within the isolated village of Macondo, beginning with the patriarch José Arcadio Buendía.
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3
No One Is Talking About This
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
The first half of the narrative follows a woman who has achieved minor celebrity status within a digital landscape called the portal.
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4
Trust Exercise
by Susan Choi
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
Set in a highly competitive arts high school during the 1980s, the narrative begins with Sarah and David, two drama students entangled in a pressurized romance under the watchful eye of their charismatic teacher, Mr.
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5
Fugitive Pieces
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, classic literature
Jakob Beer is seven years old when he hides behind a wall and watches Nazi soldiers abduct his family in occupied Poland.
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6
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
Haruki Murakami's collection of twenty-four stories gathers work from over a decade.
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The Elephant Vanishes
Also deep and open-ended · narrative, literary
This collection of seventeen short stories shows Murakami's early imagination.
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8
On The Road
by Jack Kerouac
narrative, classic literature
Sal Paradise, a young writer from New York, hitches rides and drives across North America alongside his charismatic friend Dean Moriarty.
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9
Catch 22
Also deep and open-ended · narrative, classic literature
Set during World War II, the narrative follows Captain John Yossarian, a B-25 bombardier stationed on the island of Pianosa.
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10
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Lib/E
by Ken Kesey, Tom Parker
Also deep and open-ended · narrative, classic literature
Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the story follows Randle McMurphy, a boisterous gambler who feigns insanity to avoid a prison farm sentence.
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11
The Overcoat
Also deep and open-ended · narrative, classic literature
Akaky Akakievich is a low-ranking government clerk in St.
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12
Leaf Storm and Other Stories
Also deep and open-ended · narrative, classic literature
This collection centers on the titular novella set in the fictional town of Macondo, narrated through the perspectives of a colonel, his daughter, and his grandson.
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