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Books like No Longer Human

12 books with a reading profile close to No Longer Human by Junji Ito, Osamu Dazai. Deep, inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.

1

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

by Jonathan Safran Foer

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Nine-year-old Oskar Schell discovers a key in a blue vase belonging to his father, who died in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
2

Normal People By Sally Rooney & Milkman By Anna Burns 2 Books Collection Set

by Sally Rooney, Anna Burns

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

This collection brings together two distinct portraits of Irish life and social pressure.
3

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

by Karen Joy Fowler

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Rosemary Cooke begins her college years by narrating her family's collapse, a disintegration sparked by the disappearance of her sister Fern and her brother Lowell.
4

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

by Ottessa Moshfegh

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Set in New York City during the year 2000, the narrative follows an unnamed narrator who decides to hibernate for an entire year.
5

Martyr!

by Kaveh Akbar

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Cyrus Shams is a young Iranian immigrant living in the Midwest who struggles with sobriety and a fixation on historical martyrdom.
6

Greek Lessons

by Han Kang

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

In a classroom in Seoul, a woman who has lost her ability to speak begins studying Ancient Greek.
7

Conversations With Friends

by Sally Rooney

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Frances is a university student and aspiring poet in Dublin who performs spoken word pieces with her former girlfriend and best friend, Bobbi.
8

Breasts and Eggs

by Mieko Kawakami

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Natsu is a struggling writer living in Tokyo who receives a visit from her older sister, Makiko, and her niece, Midoriko.
9

Men Without Women

by Haruki Murakami

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

Across seven short stories, various men cope with the physical or emotional absence of women in their lives.
10

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years Of Pilgrimage

by Haruki Murakami

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Tsukuru Tazaki is a railway engineer in Tokyo whose life is defined by a sudden, unexplained rejection from his tight-knit group of high school friends.
11

Real Life

by Brandon Taylor

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Wallace, a Black queer doctoral student from Alabama, navigates a tense weekend at a predominantly white Midwestern university.
12

Challenger Deep

by Neal Shusterman

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Caden Bosch is a bright teenager who is slipping into mental illness.

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