Books like Little Fires Everywhere
12 books with a reading profile close to Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Inward-looking; a moderate read.
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All My Rage
by Sabaa Tahir
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
The story follows Sal and Noor, two Pakistani-American teenagers living in the Mojave Desert.
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We Are Water
by Wally Lamb
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Annie Oh, a Connecticut artist, leaves her husband of twenty-seven years for her art dealer, Viveca, a woman, and announces their wedding.
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The Names
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Set against the backdrop of the early twentieth century, Florence Knapp’s historical narrative follows a group of young people navigating the shifting social hierarchies and industrial changes of their era.
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Sing You Home
by Jodi Picoult
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Zoe Baxter and her husband, Max, have spent years trying to have a baby, going through hormone treatments, IVF, and miscarriages.
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Difficult Women
by Roxane Gay
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Roxane Gay’s collection of short stories centers on the private lives of American women navigating a broad spectrum of class, race, and trauma.
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The Girls
by Emma Cline
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Set in Northern California during the late 1960s, the narrative follows fourteen-year-old Evie Boyd as she becomes mesmerized by a group of older girls led by the magnetic Suzanne.
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More Happy Than Not
by Adam Silvera
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
In the wake of his father’s suicide, sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto struggles to find happiness in his Bronx housing project.
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I Know This Much Is True
by Wally Lamb
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Dominick Birdsey spends his life anchored to his identical twin, Thomas, whose paranoid schizophrenia leads to a violent act of self-mutilation in a public library.
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Stay with Me
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
In 1980s Nigeria, Yejide and Akin navigate a marriage defined by their mutual decision to reject polygamy.
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Vom Ende der Einsamkeit
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Jules Moreau and his two siblings, Marty and Liz, grow up in a protected household until a car accident kills both of their parents.
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A Place for Us
Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology
In California, an Indian-American Muslim family reunites for a wedding, marking the return of the estranged youngest son, Amar.
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