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Books like Tenth of December

12 books with a reading profile close to Tenth of December by George Saunders. Deep and thought-provoking; a moderate read.

  1. 1 Perfection

    Perfection

    by Vincenzo Latronico

    Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary

    Anna and Tom are a professional creative couple who migrate from southern Europe to Berlin, seeking an aesthetic and social utopia.

  2. 2 Doce cuentos peregrinos

    Doce cuentos peregrinos

    by Gabriel García Márquez

    Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary

    Doce cuentos peregrinos follows Latin American migrants living throughout Europe, from the rainy streets of Geneva to the apartments of Barcelona and Rome.

  3. 3 There There

    There There

    by Tommy Orange

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

    Tommy Orange follows twelve characters from Native communities as they converge at the Big Oakland Powwow in California.

  4. 4 A Visit from the Goon Squad

    A Visit from the Goon Squad

    by Jennifer Egan

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

    The narrative centers on Bennie Salazar, a middle-aged record executive, and his assistant Sasha, tracing their lives across several decades.

  5. 5 Intimacies

    Intimacies

    by Katie Kitamura

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

    An unnamed female interpreter moves from New York to The Hague to work at the International Criminal Court.

  6. 6 The Reluctant Fundamentalist

    The Reluctant Fundamentalist

    by Mohsin Hamid

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

    In a single evening at a Lahore cafe, Changez narrates his life story to an unidentified American visitor.

  7. 7 Asymmetry

    Asymmetry

    by Lisa Halliday

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

    Lisa Halliday's debut novel is in two parts that seem unrelated.

  8. 8 First Person Singular: Stories

    First Person Singular: Stories

    by Haruki Murakami

    Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary

    Eight stories by Haruki Murakami, most narrated in the first person by men looking back at odd episodes in their lives.

  9. 9 Boy, Snow, Bird

    Boy, Snow, Bird

    by Helen Oyeyemi

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

    In 1953, Boy Novak flees her abusive father in New York City and settles in Flax Hill, Massachusetts.

  10. 10 Dance Dance Dance

    Dance Dance Dance

    by Haruki Murakami

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

    The narrator, a freelance writer in his mid-thirties, is haunted by a dream about the Dolphin Hotel in Sapporo, where he stayed years ago with a woman who later vanished.

  11. 11 Bad Girls

    Bad Girls

    by Camila Sosa Villada

    Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

    In the city of Córdoba, Argentina, a group of trans women, travestis, work at night in a park and live together in a boarding house.

  12. 12 A Children's Bible

    A Children's Bible

    by Lydia Millet

    Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary

    In a massive lakeside estate, a group of cynical children and teenagers endure a summer vacation while their parents remain in a stupor of alcohol and neglect.

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