Books like Then we came to the end
12 books with a reading profile close to Then we came to the end by Joshua Ferris. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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Hurricane Season
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
The murder of the Witch, a local outcast in the village of La Matosa, serves as the central catalyst for this narrative.
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The House of God
by Samuel Shem
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Set in the Beth Israel Hospital, the novel follows Roy Basch and his fellow medical interns as they navigate their first year of clinical training.
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Survivor
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Tender Branson, the last surviving member of the Creedish Death Cult, dictates his life story into a flight recorder as he hijacks a Boeing 747 over the Pacific Ocean.
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A Children's Bible
by Lydia Millet
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
In a massive lakeside estate, a group of cynical children and teenagers endure a summer vacation while their parents remain in a stupor of alcohol and neglect.
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Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng
narrative, literary
Twelve-year-old Noah Gardner, known as Bird, lives in a future America governed by PACT: the Preserving American Culture and Traditions Act.
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Less Than Zero
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Clay returns to Los Angeles from his eastern college for the winter break, and he drifts through a round of parties, nightclubs, and drives with friends who are rich, bored, and numb.
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Perfection
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Anna and Tom are a professional creative couple who migrate from southern Europe to Berlin, seeking an aesthetic and social utopia.
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Asymmetry
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Lisa Halliday's debut novel is in two parts that seem unrelated.
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Open Throat
by Henry Hoke
narrative, literary
An unnamed mountain lion lives in the brush beneath the Hollywood sign, observing the human hikers and homeless residents of Los Angeles.
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The Water Cure
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
Grace, Lia, and Sky live on a remote island estate under the strict governance of their parents, King and Mother.
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Tenth of December
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
George Saunders’ collection of short fiction presents characters navigating moral crises within a landscape of economic precarity and pharmaceutical intervention.
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Death Valley
Also thought-provoking · narrative, literary
An unnamed narrator flees a Los Angeles hotel and her dying father’s bedside to seek isolation in the high desert.
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