Books like House of Sand and Fog
12 books with a reading profile close to House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III. Inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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The Woman Upstairs
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Nora Eldridge is a schoolteacher in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in her forties, once an aspiring artist, who has been living a careful, respectable life.
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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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3
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.
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Did You Ever Have a Family
by Bill Clegg
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
On the night before her daughter Lolly's wedding, June Reid's house burns down, killing her daughter, Lolly's fiancé Will, her ex-husband Luke and her boyfriend Adam.
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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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The Days of Abandonment
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
When Mario abruptly announces he is leaving their fifteen-year marriage, Olga is stranded in a Turin apartment with two young children and a dog.
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History of Wolves
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Fourteen-year-old Linda lives in a former commune in the woods of Northern Minnesota, isolated by her parents’ counterculture lifestyle and her own social alienation.
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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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9
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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10
Winter in Sokcho
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
In a decaying guesthouse in the South Korean port city of Sokcho, a young woman of French-Korean heritage works for an eccentric manager during the frigid off-season.
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11
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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12
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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