Books like The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
12 books with a reading profile close to The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley. Deep, inward-looking and open-ended; a moderate read.
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
by Sally Rooney, Octavi Gil Pujol
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Alice, a novelist recovering from a psychiatric collapse, moves to a quiet Irish coastal town where she pursues a relationship with Felix, a local warehouse worker.
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Il fu Mattia Pascal
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Mattia Pascal, a small-town librarian in Italy, is trapped in a miserable marriage and weighed down by his mother-in-law's temper.
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A Hero of Our Time
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Set against the rugged landscape of the Caucasus Mountains, the novel follows Grigory Pechorin, a young Russian officer whose life is defined by boredom and emotional detachment.
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The Kreutzer Sonata
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Pozdnyshev, a Russian landowner traveling by train, recounts the events leading to his wife’s murder.
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Notes from Underground
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
The narrative follows a retired civil servant residing in St.
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Franny and Zooey
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Franny and Zooey consists of two connected narratives centered on the youngest members of the Glass family, a group of former child prodigies.
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Steppenwolf
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Harry Haller is a middle-aged intellectual living in a rented room, paralyzed by a perceived duality between his refined human persona and a savage, solitary identity he calls the Steppenwolf.
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Caim
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, literary
In Saramago's last novel, the first murderer of the Bible, Cain, is condemned to wander the earth for killing his brother Abel.
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Demian
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, literary
Emil Sinclair grows up in a conventional, pious household, struggling to reconcile the "world of light" represented by his family with the "world of darkness" he observes in the streets.
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The Wall
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, literary
Sartre's collection takes its name from the title story, set during the Spanish Civil War.
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