Books like Skippy Dies
12 books with a reading profile close to Skippy Dies by Paul Murray. Deep, inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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Crossroads
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
In suburban Chicago on a single day in 1971, the Hildebrandt family faces individual crises of faith and morality.
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The Robber Bride
by Margaret Atwood, Deborah Simmons
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Set in contemporary Toronto, the narrative follows three former college friends—Tony, Roz, and Charis—who believe their shared nemesis, Zenia, died in an explosion years ago.
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3
L'Avversario
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
On January 9, 1993, Jean-Claude Romand killed his wife, his children, and his parents before attempting to take his own life.
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Lady Oracle
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Joan Foster fakes her own death by drowning in Lake Ontario to escape a messy entanglement of secret identities.
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The Lying Life of Adults
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Giovanna, a teenager living in an upper-class neighborhood in Naples, overhears her father compare her appearance to his estranged sister, Vittoria.
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Fates and Furies
by Lauren Groff
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
The novel documents the twenty-four-year marriage of Lotto and Mathilde Satterwhite, beginning with their impulsive college graduation wedding and following their ascent into the New York elite.
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House of Sand and Fog
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
Kathy Nicolo, a recovering addict, loses her small California bungalow due to a bureaucratic tax error.
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8
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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10
Quan érem orfes
by Kazuo Ishiguro, Xavier Pàmies Giménez
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
In the English translation by Xavier Pàmies Giménez, Christopher Banks is a celebrated London detective during the 1930s who remains fixated on the disappearance of his parents in Shanghai decades earlier.
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11
Still Born
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
In Mexico City, Laura and her close friend Alina reach their thirties with a shared resolve to remain childless.
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Winter in Sokcho
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
In a decaying guesthouse in the South Korean port city of Sokcho, a young woman of French-Korean heritage works for an eccentric manager during the frigid off-season.
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