Books like Men Without Women
12 books with a reading profile close to Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami. Inward-looking, contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
No One Belongs Here More Than You
by Miranda July
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Miranda July's debut collection brings together sixteen stories about lonely, odd and hopeful people.
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2
First Person Singular: Stories
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Eight stories by Haruki Murakami, most narrated in the first person by men looking back at odd episodes in their lives.
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3
Intimacies
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
An unnamed female interpreter moves from New York to The Hague to work at the International Criminal Court.
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4
Shark Heart
by Emily Habeck
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
Newlyweds Wren and Lewis face a physiological crisis when Lewis is diagnosed with a rare genetic mutation that will gradually transform him into a great white shark.
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5
After the Quake
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
Six stories by Murakami are set in the weeks after the 1995 Kobe earthquake, though the quake itself happens off-stage.
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6
The Emperor of Gladness
by Ocean Vuong
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, literary
In this debut for young readers, the narrative combines structured verse and prose to follow a young protagonist navigating the quiet landscapes of suburban New England.
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7
Love Is a Dog from Hell
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Published in 1977, this collection gathers Charles Bukowski’s poetry written between 1974 and 1977.
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8
Milk Fed
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Rachel is a twenty-four-year-old assistant in Los Angeles who manages a strict cycle of calorie counting and punishing exercise to suppress her physical and emotional desires.
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9
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
This collection of short stories presents the domestic lives of working-class people living in the Pacific Northwest and American West.
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10
Bridge of Clay
by Markus Zusak
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Matthew Dunbar, the eldest of five brothers, tells how the boys were raised alone in a Sydney house after their mother's death and their father's disappearance.
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11
The Discomfort of Evening
by Lucas Rijneveld, Michele Hutchison
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
On a strict Reformed dairy farm in the rural Netherlands, ten-year-old Jas navigates the disintegration of her family following the accidental drowning of her older brother.
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12
Doce cuentos peregrinos
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Doce cuentos peregrinos follows Latin American migrants living throughout Europe, from the rainy streets of Geneva to the apartments of Barcelona and Rome.
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