Books like How Beautiful We Were
12 books with a reading profile close to How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
In a reimagined United States, the Personhood Amendment has abolished abortion, banned in vitro fertilization, and criminalized the transport of embryos.
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Colored Television
by Danzy Senna
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Jane, a biracial novelist living in Los Angeles, struggles to finish her second book after a decade of labor.
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The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel
by Renée Nault
narrative, literary
In this adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s narrative, Offred navigates the totalitarian Republic of Gilead, a regime that has replaced the United States government with a strict religious hierarchy.
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The Pull of the Stars
narrative, literary
The story takes place over three days in a cramped, understaffed maternity quarantine ward in Dublin during the 1918 influenza pandemic.
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The Safekeep
narrative, literary
In 1961 Overijssel, Isabel lives a life defined by rigid routine and the preservation of her late mother’s isolated country estate.
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How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
by Angie Cruz
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the narrative follows Cara Romero, a woman in her sixties who loses her factory job of twenty-five years.
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The Hotel New Hampshire
by John Irving
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
John Berry grows up in a family led by his father Win, an eccentric dreamer who buys a failing New Hampshire hotel and wants to turn it into a family business.
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Torto Arado
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Two sisters, Bibiana and Belonísia, grow up in a farming community of descendants of enslaved people in the backlands of Bahia, Brazil.
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The Mighty Red
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in the Red River Valley of North Dakota during the 2008 financial crisis, the narrative centers on Kismet Poe, a teenager caught between two suitors: a star athlete and a fragmented loner.
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Clear
by Carys Davies
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in 1843 during the final stages of the Highland Clearances, the story follows John Ferguson, an impoverished minister sent to a remote Shetland island to evict its last remaining inhabitant.
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News of the World
narrative, literary
In 1870, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels across North Texas, reading international newspapers to paying audiences in small towns.
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