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Books like The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge

12 books with a reading profile close to The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda. Deep, inward-looking and open-ended; a moderate read.

1

The Memory Police

by Yōko Ogawa

Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, narrative

On an unnamed island, objects disappear from public life and collective memory.
2

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

by Ottessa Moshfegh

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Set in New York City during the year 2000, the narrative follows an unnamed narrator who decides to hibernate for an entire year.
3

A WORLD APPEARS

by Michael Pollan

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, narrative

Michael Pollan examines the biological and philosophical nature of consciousness by analyzing how the human mind constructs a perceived reality.
4

Normal People By Sally Rooney & Milkman By Anna Burns 2 Books Collection Set

by Sally Rooney, Anna Burns

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

This collection brings together two distinct portraits of Irish life and social pressure.
5

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

by Karen Joy Fowler

Also inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Rosemary Cooke begins her college years by narrating her family's collapse, a disintegration sparked by the disappearance of her sister Fern and her brother Lowell.
6

Trust Exercise

by Susan Choi

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, experimental

Set in a highly competitive arts high school during the 1980s, the narrative begins with Sarah and David, two drama students entangled in a pressurized romance under the watchful eye of their charismatic teacher, Mr.
7

Flights

by Olga Tokarczuk

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, narrative

Olga Tokarczuk’s work is a constellation of short stories, historical anecdotes, and anatomical observations centered on the physical reality of the human body in motion.
8

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

by Haruki Murakami

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, experimental

Haruki Murakami's collection of twenty-four stories gathers work from over a decade.
9

No Longer Human

by Junji Ito, Osamu Dazai

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Yozo Oba lives behind a literal and figurative mask, faking a persona of a cheerful clown to hide his profound alienation from the human race.
10

Martyr!

by Kaveh Akbar

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

Cyrus Shams is a young Iranian immigrant living in the Midwest who struggles with sobriety and a fixation on historical martyrdom.
11

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

by Haruki Murakami

Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, narrative

Toru Okada is an unemployed man in suburban Tokyo whose mundane life fractures after his cat vanishes and his wife, Kumiko, leaves him without explanation.
12

Greek Lessons

by Han Kang

Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology

In a classroom in Seoul, a woman who has lost her ability to speak begins studying Ancient Greek.

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