Books like Sweetbitter
12 books with a reading profile close to Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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THE NEST
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
The Plumb siblings—Leo, Beatrice, Jack, and Melody—have spent years anticipating the distribution of a shared trust fund they call the Nest.
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2
Fresh Water for Flowers
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Violette Toussaint is the caretaker of a cemetery in Burgundy, where she lives in a lodge by the gate.
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3
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
by Patrick Ness
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
In an unnamed town where "indie kids" are busy fighting supernatural soul-eating Immortals, Mikey Mitchell just wants to graduate and work up the courage to ask out his crush, Henna.
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Fifteen-year-old Julia Reyes lives in a cramped Chicago apartment, navigating the high expectations of her immigrant parents while mourning her older sister, Olga.
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5
Blue Sisters
by Coco Mellors
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky Blue are three estranged sisters who return to their family apartment in New York one year after the death of their fourth sibling, Nicky.
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The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by E. Lockhart
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
At Alabaster Preparatory Academy, sophomore Frankie Landau-Banks discovers that her boyfriend belongs to the Loyal Order of the Basset Hound, an all-male secret society with deep historical roots.
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7
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult
narrative, accessible
The novel takes place in a single day at a women's reproductive health clinic in Jackson, Mississippi, where a gunman takes hostages.
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Monster
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon sits in a courtroom facing charges of felony murder for his alleged role as a lookout in a drugstore robbery.
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Pizza Girl
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Eighteen-year-old Jane is pregnant, grieving her alcoholic father’s recent death, and working as a pizza delivery driver in suburban Los Angeles.
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Wonder Boys
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Grady Tripp, a middle-aged English professor in Pittsburgh, wrote a successful novel years ago and has spent seven years trying to finish a second one, which has grown to thousands of pages.
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Yolk
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Jayne and June Baek are sisters living in New York City with vastly different lives.
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12
Olga Dies Dreaming
narrative, accessible
Set in 2017 New York City, the narrative follows Olga Acevedo, a high-end wedding planner for the billionaire class, and her brother Prieto, a popular congressman representing their native Brooklyn neighborhood.
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