Books like This is Where I Leave You
12 books with a reading profile close to This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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1
Nothing to See Here
by Kevin Wilson
Also inward-looking · entertainment, narrative
Lillian, a young woman living in her mother’s attic, accepts a job from her wealthy former roommate, Madison, to care for ten-year-old twins, Bessie and Roland.
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2
High Fidelity
by Nick Hornby
Also inward-looking · entertainment, narrative
Rob Fleming is a thirty-something record store owner in London whose life is defined by vinyl and chronic indecision.
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3
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
by Maria Semple
entertainment, narrative
Bernadette Fox is a former architectural star living in a decaying Seattle mansion, struggling to adjust to a suburban life she detests.
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4
The Keeper of Lost Things
by Ruth Hogan
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Anthony Peardew is an elderly writer who has spent decades collecting lost objects, such as a glove, a key and a child's toy, which he keeps at home with notes about where he found them.
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5
Blue Sisters
by Coco Mellors
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky Blue are three estranged sisters who return to their family apartment in New York one year after the death of their fourth sibling, Nicky.
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6
Pineapple Street
entertainment, narrative
Set in the elite enclave of Brooklyn Heights, the narrative follows three women navigating the Stockton family’s immense generational wealth.
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7
How to Make Friends with the Dark
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
After her mother dies suddenly from an undiagnosed brain aneurysm, sixteen-year-old Tiger Tolliver is thrust into the disorganized machinery of the foster care system.
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8
THE NEST
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
The Plumb siblings—Leo, Beatrice, Jack, and Melody—have spent years anticipating the distribution of a shared trust fund they call the Nest.
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9
Counting by 7s
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius obsessed with clinical diagnostics, nature, and the number seven.
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10
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Yeoju, a woman who abruptly leaves her successful career and marriage after a burnout, opens a small bookstore in a quiet residential neighborhood in Seoul.
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11
Fresh Water for Flowers
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Violette Toussaint is the caretaker of a cemetery in Burgundy, where she lives in a lodge by the gate.
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12
The Collected Regrets of Clover
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Clover Brooks works as a death doula in New York City, supporting terminal patients through their final hours.
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