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Books like Room

12 books with a reading profile close to Room by Emma Donoghue. Inward-looking; an easy read.

1

The Perfect Nanny

by Leïla Slimani

Also inward-looking · thriller, narrative

The story opens with the discovery of two murdered children in a Parisian apartment.
2

Confessions

by Kanae Minato

Also inward-looking · thriller, narrative

Yuko Moriguchi, a middle school teacher, announces her resignation following the death of her four-year-old daughter, Manami.
3

The Dinner

by Herman Koch

Also inward-looking · thriller, narrative

In an upscale Amsterdam restaurant, two couples meet for a multi-course meal to discuss a horrific crime committed by their teenage sons.
4

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.
5

She’s Come Undone

by Wally Lamb

Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Dolores Price begins her story as a smart-mouthed girl in the 1950s whose life unravels after her parents’ marriage collapses and a neighbor commits a violent act of sexual assault against her.
6

The Push

by Ashley Audrain

Also inward-looking · thriller, narrative

Blythe Connor is determined to be the warm, nurturing mother she never had, hoping to break a multi-generational cycle of maternal detachment.
7

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.
8

Hate List

by Jennifer Brown

Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Valerie Leftman returns to Garvin High School for her senior year after her boyfriend, Nick Levil, opened fire in the cafeteria.
9

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.
10

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.
11

Little Fires Everywhere

by Celeste Ng

Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Set in the planned community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, the story follows the collision between Elena Richardson, a woman dedicated to order and rules, and Mia Warren, an itinerant artist and single mother.
12

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

by Matthew Quick

Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Leonard Peacock carries a P-38 Nazi handgun in his backpack on his eighteenth birthday.

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