Books like Purple Hibiscus
12 books with a reading profile close to Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Inward-looking, contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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Little Altars Everywhere
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Siddalee Walker is a successful theater director in Seattle who must reconcile with her difficult mother Vivi, one of the Ya-Yas, a group of Louisiana women who have been friends since childhood.
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The Prince of Tides
by Pat Conroy
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Tom Wingo, an unemployed teacher from the South Carolina lowcountry, travels to New York City after his twin sister, Savannah, attempts suicide.
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Cat’s Eye
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology
Elaine Risley, a middle-aged painter, returns to Toronto for a retrospective of her art.
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4
Did You Ever Have a Family
by Bill Clegg
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
On the night before her daughter Lolly's wedding, June Reid's house burns down, killing her daughter, Lolly's fiancé Will, her ex-husband Luke and her boyfriend Adam.
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The Death of Vivek Oji
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
The novel begins with the discovery of Vivek’s lifeless body on his mother’s doorstep in southeastern Nigeria.
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Shuggie Bain
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology
Set in 1980s Glasgow, the narrative follows young Shuggie Bain as he grows up in public housing schemes shaped by deindustrialization and poverty.
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Goodbye, Vitamin
by Rachel Khong
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology
Ruth, thirty years old, has lost her fiancé and her job, and she goes home to California to help care for her father Howard, a retired history professor with Alzheimer's.
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The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology
Danny Conroy narrates his life through the lens of the Dutch House, an architectural marvel in Pennsylvania purchased by his father.
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9
Stay with Me
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · 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 and thought-provoking · 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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This Is How You Lose Her
by Junot Díaz
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Yunior is a Dominican-American man who struggles with chronic infidelity and the emotional fallout of his choices.
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Sana Soyleyemedigim Her Sey
by Celeste Ng
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology
Set in 1970s Ohio, the narrative begins with the disappearance and subsequent death of Lydia Lee, the favorite child of a Chinese-American family.
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