Books like The Green Mile
12 books with a reading profile close to The Green Mile by Stephen King. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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1
The Life Impossible
by Matt Haig
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
In 'The Life Impossible,' William is a man adrift, grappling with a profound sense of worthlessness and the lingering impact of past traumas.
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2
Gifts
narrative, accessible
In the Uplands, the noble lineages possess hereditary magical abilities known as gifts.
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3
Under the Whispering Door
by T.J. Klune
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Wallace Price is a cold, high-stakes lawyer who remains focused on professional efficiency even after his sudden death.
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4
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
narrative, accessible
After his family is murdered by a man named Jack, a toddler wanders into a nearby cemetery where the resident spirits adopt him.
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5
Nation
narrative, accessible
Mau Valu is returning from a rite of passage when a massive tsunami destroys his island home, leaving him the sole survivor of his people.
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6
The Tale of Despereaux
narrative, accessible
The story follows Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse with oversized ears who is banished to a rat-filled dungeon for breaking mouse law by speaking to a human princess named Pea.
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7
The Golden Compass
narrative, accessible
Lyra Belacqua lives in an Oxford where every human soul exists outside the body as a shape-shifting animal companion called a daemon.
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8
This Time Tomorrow
by Emma Straub
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Alice Stern is approaching her fortieth birthday in New York City, feeling stagnant in her career and romantic life while her father, Leonard, lies dying in a hospital bed.
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9
Margo's Got Money Troubles
by Rufi Thorpe
narrative, accessible
Margo Scarlett is a twenty-year-old college student who becomes pregnant after an affair with her English professor.
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10
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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11
Sweetbitter
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
The story follows twenty-two-year-old Tess, who moves to New York City and secures a position as a backwaiter at a high-end Union Square restaurant.
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12
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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