Books like Rules of Civility
12 books with a reading profile close to Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles
narrative, accessible
In 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson returns to his foreclosed Nebraska farm after serving time at a juvenile work farm for involuntary manslaughter.
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2
The Art of Fielding
by Chad Harbach
narrative, accessible
Henry Skrimshander is a gifted shortstop at Westish College whose life revolves around the pursuit of a flawless defensive record.
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3
You Think It, I'll Say It
narrative, accessible
Curtis Sittenfeld's collection of ten stories looks at contemporary American relationships with a sharp, witty eye.
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All American Boys
narrative, accessible
Rashad Butler, a Black teenager, is brutally beaten by a white police officer who wrongly suspects him of shoplifting and assault at a corner store.
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The Dictionary of Lost Words
by Pip Williams
narrative, accessible
Set in the late nineteenth century during the compilation of the first Oxford English Dictionary, Esme Nicoll grows up beneath the sorting table where her father and other lexicographers classify words.
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This Tender Land
narrative, accessible
In 1932, orphans Odie and Albert O’Banion flee the Lincoln School in Minnesota, a state-run institution where Native American children face systemic abuse.
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The Casual Vacancy
by J.K. Rowling
narrative, accessible
Set in the fictional English village of Pagford, the story begins with the sudden death of parish councillor Barry Fairbrother.
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8
Fourteen Days
by Margaret Atwood, Douglas Preston
narrative, accessible
Set in a Lower East Side tenement during the early lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, this collaborative novel follows a group of neighbors who gather on their rooftop to exchange stories.
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9
Uncommon Type
by Tom Hanks
narrative, accessible
Tom Hanks's debut book of fiction contains seventeen stories, each in some way featuring a typewriter, whether as the object at the centre or just in passing.
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10
The Invention of Wings
narrative, accessible
The story follows Sarah Grimké, the daughter of a wealthy Charleston judge, and Hetty "Handful," the enslaved girl gifted to Sarah on her eleventh birthday.
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11
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
by Stephen King
narrative, accessible
Andy Dufresne, a banker convicted of murdering his wife and her lover, arrives at Shawshank State Penitentiary in Maine.
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12
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
narrative, accessible
In 1972, workers digging a foundation in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, discover a skeleton at the bottom of a well.
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