Books like Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
12 books with a reading profile close to Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter. Deep, inward-looking, contemplative, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
Also deep and inward-looking · psychology, literary
Yeong-hye, a South Korean housewife, suddenly stops eating meat after a series of visceral, bloody dreams.
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2
Freshwater
Also deep and inward-looking · psychology, literary
Adaeke Emezi’s debut novel focuses on Ada, a young Nigerian woman born with fractured consciousness.
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3
Dept. of Speculation
by Jenny Offill
Also inward-looking and open-ended · psychology, literary
The narrative follows a woman in Brooklyn, referred to as "the wife," as she navigates the transition from an ambitious intellectual to a mother and spouse.
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4
Surfacing
Also deep and inward-looking · psychology, literary
An unnamed female protagonist returns to her childhood home on a desolate island in northern Quebec to investigate her father's unexplained disappearance.
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5
In the Dream House
Also deep and inward-looking · psychology, literary
In this memoir, Carmen Maria Machado documents her experience in a psychologically and physically abusive same-sex relationship.
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Asterios Polyp
Also deep and thought-provoking · psychology, literary
Asterios Polyp is a high-concept architect who has never seen one of his blueprints actually constructed.
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7
Martyr!
by Kaveh Akbar
Also deep and inward-looking · psychology, literary
Cyrus Shams is a young Iranian immigrant living in the Midwest who struggles with sobriety and a fixation on historical martyrdom.
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8
Greek Lessons
by Han Kang
Also deep and inward-looking · psychology, literary
In a classroom in Seoul, a woman who has lost her ability to speak begins studying Ancient Greek.
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9
Normal People By Sally Rooney & Milkman By Anna Burns 2 Books Collection Set
Also deep and inward-looking · psychology, literary
This collection brings together two distinct portraits of Irish life and social pressure.
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Homesick for Another World
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · psychology, literary
Ottessa Moshfegh’s short story collection tracks the internal lives of social outcasts, addicts, and neighborhood creeps inhabiting gritty urban landscapes and neglected suburbs.
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11
Hunger
by Knut Hamsun
Also deep and inward-looking · psychology, literary
Set in late nineteenth-century Kristiania, the narrative follows an unnamed, destitute writer struggling to maintain his dignity while starving.
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Also deep and inward-looking · psychology, literary
Nine-year-old Oskar Schell discovers a key in a blue vase belonging to his father, who died in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
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