Books like Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
12 books with a reading profile close to Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, Victoria Simó Perales. Inward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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Romantic Comedy
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Sally Milz is a sketch writer for a late-night comedy program called The Night Owls.
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The Hypnotist's Love Story
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Ellen O'Farrell is a hypnotherapist in Sydney who helps people with problems such as phobias and bad habits.
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Words in Deep Blue
by Cath Crowley
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Rachel Sweetie returns to her seaside hometown three years after leaving a letter for Henry Jones in a book at his family’s secondhand shop, Howling Books.
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The Break
by Marian Keyes
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Amy Bartlett's husband, Hugh, tells her he needs a break from their marriage, six months in which he can do whatever he likes, with no responsibilities.
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The Last Anniversary
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Sophie Honeywell inherits a house on Scribbly Gum Island from Connie Tickle, a woman she barely knew.
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Fangirl
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Cath Avery enters her freshman year at the University of Nebraska clinging to the online world of Simon Snow fanfiction.
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Emergency Contact
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Penny Lee leaves for college in Austin, Texas, hoping to distance herself from her mother and a stagnant hometown life.
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True Colors
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Three sisters grow up on their father's horse ranch: the dutiful Winona, the quiet Aurora, and the youngest, Vivi Ann, whom everyone adores.
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The Dollhouse
by Fiona Davis
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
In 1952, Darby McLaughlin moves into the Barbizon Hotel for Women to study secretarial skills, where she befriends a rebellious maid named Esme who introduces her to the jazz clubs of mid-century New York.
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Nights of Rain and Stars
by Maeve Binchy
Also clear-cut and escapist · romance, narrative
In a small Greek village above a quiet harbor, four strangers from different countries witness a tragic boating accident.
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Also clear-cut · romance, narrative
In 1946, London writer Juliet Ashton begins a correspondence with Dawsey Adams, a resident of Guernsey who found her name inside a secondhand volume of Charles Lamb.
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