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Books like The Corrections

12 books with a reading profile close to The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. Deep, inward-looking, contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.

1

Freedom

by Jonathan Franzen

Also deep and inward-looking · dense, narrative

Walter and Patty Berglund represent the ideal of midwestern liberal gentrification in St.
2

Atonement

by Ian McEwan

Also deep and inward-looking · dense, narrative

On a sweltering English day in 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis observes a series of adult interactions she lacks the emotional maturity to interpret.
3

The Bee Sting

by Paul Murray

Also deep and inward-looking · dense, narrative

The narrative follows the Barnes family in an Irish town as they face financial ruin following the 2008 economic crash.
4

We need to talk about Kevin

by Lionel Shriver

Also deep and inward-looking · dense, narrative

Eva Khatchadourian writes a series of letters to her estranged husband, Franklin, following a mass murder committed by their teenage son, Kevin, at his high school.
5

Life Before Man

by Margaret Atwood

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Set in Toronto during the late 1970s, the narrative centers on a stagnant love triangle between Elizabeth, her husband Nate, and his lover Lesje.
6

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.
7

Sing, Unburied, Sing

by Jesmyn Ward

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Thirteen-year-old Jojo lives with his grandparents and toddler sister on the Mississippi Gulf Coast while his mother, Leonie, struggles with drug addiction and grief.
8

Intermezzo

by Sally Rooney

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Peter and Ivan Koubek are brothers navigating personal crises following their father's death.
9

Crossroads

by Jonathan Franzen

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.
10

Middlesex

by Jeffrey Eugenides

Also deep and inward-looking · dense, narrative

Callie Stephanides grows up in mid-century Detroit as a girl, unaware that she carries a rare genetic mutation inherited from her Greek grandparents.
11

Breasts and Eggs

by Mieko Kawakami

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Natsu is a struggling writer living in Tokyo who receives a visit from her older sister, Makiko, and her niece, Midoriko.
12

All the Lovers in the Night

by Mieko Kawakami

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her mid-thirties who lives a solitary, ritualistic life in Tokyo.

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