Books like The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
12 books with a reading profile close to The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie. Deep, inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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The little disturbances of man
by Grace Paley
Also inward-looking and 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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Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Ruby Lennox begins her story at the moment of her conception in 1951 in York, and narrates her family's history through her own eyes.
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Arcadia
by Lauren Groff
Also deep and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Bit Arcadia is born in a commune in upstate New York in the 1970s, the first child born there.
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The Master Butchers Singing Club
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Fidelis Waldvogel returns to Germany from the First World War with a sniper's skill and a plan to become a butcher like his father.
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Dancing girls and other stories
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
This debut short fiction collection tracks the displacement of Canadian urbanites and expatriates navigating the social shifts of the 1970s.
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Hell of a Book
by Jason Mott
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
A Black writer, whose name we never learn, is on a book tour for his novel, and the story follows him as he travels and tries to carry on while his mind seems to drift.
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Nocturns
by Kazuo Ishiguro, Albert Torrescasana Flotats
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Nocturns is a collection of five interconnected short stories centered on musicians and the professional anxieties of the creative life.
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Dream Count
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
The novel centers on Chiamaka, a Nigerian travel writer living in America during the pandemic, as she examines the intersections of her past romances and her current desires.
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9
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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The Thing Around Your Neck
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2009 collection consists of twelve stories documenting the experiences of Nigerians navigating life in their home country and as immigrants in the United States.
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11
So Late in the Day
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, literary
On a bright Friday in Dublin, Cathal sits at his office desk counting down the hours until the workday ends.
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Brick Lane
by Monica Ali
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Nazneen is seventeen when she leaves a village in Bangladesh for an arranged marriage to Chanu, a man more than twenty years older, in a London housing estate in Tower Hamlets.
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