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Books like Fates and Furies

12 books with a reading profile close to Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff. Deep, inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.

1

Crossroads

by Jonathan Franzen

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

In suburban Chicago on a single day in 1971, the Hildebrandt family faces individual crises of faith and morality.
2

Life Before Man

by Margaret Atwood

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Set in Toronto during the late 1970s, the narrative centers on a stagnant love triangle between Elizabeth, her husband Nate, and his lover Lesje.
3

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.
4

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.
5

L'Avversario

by Emmanuel Carrère

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

On January 9, 1993, Jean-Claude Romand killed his wife, his children, and his parents before attempting to take his own life.
6

The Lying Life of Adults

by Elena Ferrante

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.
7

Breasts and Eggs

by Mieko Kawakami

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Natsu is a struggling writer living in Tokyo who receives a visit from her older sister, Makiko, and her niece, Midoriko.
8

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.
9

The Friend

by Sigrid Nunez

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

After her close friend and mentor, a writer, dies by suicide, the narrator, also a writer, inherits his enormous Great Dane, Apollo.
10

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years Of Pilgrimage

by Haruki Murakami

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.
11

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.
12

All the Lovers in the Night

by Mieko Kawakami

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her mid-thirties who lives a solitary, ritualistic life in Tokyo.

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