Books like Three Women
12 books with a reading profile close to Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. Inward-looking; a moderate read.
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1
Turtles All the Way Down
by John Green
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Sixteen-year-old Aza Holmes lives within the tightening spiral of her own intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors.
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2
The Most Fun We Ever Had
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
The story spans several decades, tracking Marilyn and David Sorenson and their four adult daughters in suburban Chicago.
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3
The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Alice and Mattia first meet as teenagers in an Italian town.
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4
A Woman Is No Man
by Etaf Rum
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
In 1990 Palestine, Fareeda forces eighteen-year-old Isra into an arranged marriage that moves her to Brooklyn.
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5
House Rules
by Jodi Picoult
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Jacob Hunt is an eighteen-year-old with Asperger's syndrome who has an encyclopedic knowledge of forensic science and a habit of showing up at crime scenes, which he studies with a police scanner.
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6
Speak
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Melinda Sordino enters her freshman year at Merryweather High School as an outcast.
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7
Dear Edward
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Twelve-year-old Edward Adler is the sole survivor of a commercial plane crash that kills 191 people, including his parents and older brother.
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8
This Is How It Always Is
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Rosie and Penn Walsh are parents to five boys, the youngest of whom is Claude.
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9
The Silver Linings Playbook
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Pat Peoples returns to his parents’ home in New Jersey after months in a psychiatric facility.
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10
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky, Stephen Chbosky
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Charlie is an introverted high school freshman who narrates his life through a series of anonymous letters.
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11
We Are Okay
by Nina LaCour
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Marin leaves her California life behind without a word, fleeing to a New York college dormitory to spend winter break alone.
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Almond
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Yunjae is born with alexithymia, a neurological condition caused by underdeveloped amygdalae that prevents him from feeling fear, anger, or affection.
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