Books like The Hotel New Hampshire
12 books with a reading profile close to The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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Saturday
by Ian McEwan
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Henry Perowne, a successful neurosurgeon, navigates a single day in London during the massive 2003 protests against the Iraq War.
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The Family Fang
by Kevin Wilson
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Caleb and Camille Fang are performance artists who use their children, Annie and Buster, in public acts of disruption that they call art, creating scenes of chaos in malls and restaurants.
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3
Colored Television
by Danzy Senna
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Jane, a biracial novelist living in Los Angeles, struggles to finish her second book after a decade of labor.
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4
Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
These twelve stories, written over eighteen years, are about Latin Americans who find themselves in Europe, mainly in Barcelona, Rome, Geneva and Paris.
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5
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Margaret Atwood's 2014 collection gathers nine stories about aging, grudges and the lingering consequences of old choices.
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Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
In a reimagined United States, the Personhood Amendment has abolished abortion, banned in vitro fertilization, and criminalized the transport of embryos.
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7
The Safekeep
narrative, literary
In 1961 Overijssel, Isabel lives a life defined by rigid routine and the preservation of her late mother’s isolated country estate.
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8
The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel
by Renée Nault
narrative, literary
In this adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s narrative, Offred navigates the totalitarian Republic of Gilead, a regime that has replaced the United States government with a strict religious hierarchy.
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9
Girls Burn Brighter
by Shobha Rao
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
In an impoverished village in India, two teenage girls, Poornima and Savitha, find a sense of autonomy through their friendship while working at a loom.
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10
The little disturbances of man
by Grace Paley
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in the cramped apartments and bustling streets of mid-century New York City, these short stories focus on the domestic lives of Jewish women navigating family friction and romantic disappointment.
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11
The Mighty Red
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in the Red River Valley of North Dakota during the 2008 financial crisis, the narrative centers on Kismet Poe, a teenager caught between two suitors: a star athlete and a fragmented loner.
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12
Flight Behavior
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Dellarobia Turnbow, a restless farm wife in rural Tennessee, discovers a valley filled with millions of monarch butterflies that have deviated from their typical migration path to Mexico.
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