Books like The Measure
12 books with a reading profile close to The Measure by Nikki Erlick. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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1
The Humans
by Matt Haig
Also inward-looking · narrative, science fiction
An extraterrestrial from the planet Vonnador arrives on Earth to assume the identity of Andrew Martin, a Cambridge mathematics professor.
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2
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig
Also inward-looking · narrative, science fiction
Tom Hazard appears to be an ordinary forty-one-year-old history teacher in London, but he actually possesses a rare physiological condition that causes him to age at a drastically slowed rate.
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3
What You Are Looking for Is in the Library
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
The narrative centers on five Tokyo residents at different life crossroads, including a restless retail clerk and a retired salaryman.
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4
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
by Mitch Albom
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Narrated by Music itself, the story follows Frankie Presto, an orphan born in a burning Spanish chapel who becomes the greatest guitar player in history.
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5
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
narrative, accessible
Hendrik Groen is an elderly resident of a nursing home in North Amsterdam who refuses to succumb to the institutional apathy of his environment.
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6
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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7
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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8
Wish You Were Here
by Jodi Picoult
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Diana O’Toole is a professional art specialist in New York City with a rigid plan for her career and engagement.
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9
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Sidda Lee Walker, a successful theater director in New York, gives an interview in which she calls her childhood with her mother Vivi "dark," and her mother, in Louisiana, is furious.
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10
Olga Dies Dreaming
narrative, accessible
Set in 2017 New York City, the narrative follows Olga Acevedo, a high-end wedding planner for the billionaire class, and her brother Prieto, a popular congressman representing their native Brooklyn neighborhood.
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11
Mary Jane
narrative, accessible
Fourteen-year-old Mary Jane Duer grows up in a strictly conservative, religious household in 1970s Baltimore.
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12
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Thirteen-year-old Anna Fitzgerald was conceived through preimplantation genetic diagnosis to serve as a biological match for her older sister, Kate, who suffers from acute promyelocytic leukemia.
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