Books like My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
12 books with a reading profile close to My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman. Inward-looking and contemplative; an easy read.
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The Stranger in the Lifeboat
by Mitch Albom
Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative
After a luxury yacht explodes in the Atlantic Ocean, ten survivors crowd into a small life raft, battling thirst, hunger, and hopelessness.
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THEO OF GOLDEN
by Allen Levi
Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative
Theo enters the quiet town of Golden with a specific, unusual mission.
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3
Britt-Marie Was Here
Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative
Sixty-three-year-old Britt-Marie defines her life through bicarbonate of soda, daily lists, and a dinner schedule that never deviates.
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4
The Girl with the Louding Voice
by Abi Daré
Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative
Fourteen-year-old Adunni lives in a rural Nigerian village where her father sells her into marriage to a local polygamist to pay the rent.
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Laskar Pelangi
Also contemplative · inspirational, narrative
The novel is narrated by Ikal, who recalls his childhood in the 1970s on the island of Belitung, Indonesia, where he attended a poor Muslim primary school, Muhammadiyah.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein
Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative
Enzo, a loyal terrier-mix, observes the life of his owner, Denny Swift, an aspiring race car driver navigating personal tragedy and a high-stakes legal battle for his daughter.
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7
A Man Called Ove
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, accessible
Fifty-nine-year-old Ove is a steadfast misanthropist who enforces neighborhood association rules with militant precision and drives a Saab.
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8
Hello Beautiful
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, accessible
William Waters grows up in a silent, loveless household, finding his only refuge in basketball.
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9
Because of Winn-Dixie
inspirational, narrative
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni moves to Naomi, Florida, with her father, a preacher who struggles to talk about Opal’s absent mother.
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Tom Lake
by Ann Patchett
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, accessible
During the 2020 pandemic, Lara gathers with her three adult daughters on their family cherry orchard in Michigan.
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The Thing About Jellyfish
by Ali Benjamin
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, accessible
After her best friend Franny drowns, twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson stops talking.
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The Language of Flowers
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Victoria Jones ages out of the California foster care system with no resources and a history of failed placements.
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