Books like Transcendent Kingdom
12 books with a reading profile close to Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. Deep, inward-looking, contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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Cat’s Eye
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology
Elaine Risley, a middle-aged painter, returns to Toronto for a retrospective of her art.
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Shuggie Bain
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology
Set in 1980s Glasgow, the narrative follows young Shuggie Bain as he grows up in public housing schemes shaped by deindustrialization and poverty.
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Runaway: Stories
by Alice Munro
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Alice Munro's collection has eight stories, many set in rural Ontario.
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Real Life
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Wallace, a Black queer doctoral student from Alabama, navigates a tense weekend at a predominantly white Midwestern university.
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Did You Ever Have a Family
by Bill Clegg
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
On the night before her daughter Lolly's wedding, June Reid's house burns down, killing her daughter, Lolly's fiancé Will, her ex-husband Luke and her boyfriend Adam.
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The Death of Vivek Oji
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology
The novel begins with the discovery of Vivek’s lifeless body on his mother’s doorstep in southeastern Nigeria.
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Crossroads
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
In suburban Chicago on a single day in 1971, the Hildebrandt family faces individual crises of faith and morality.
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Heaven
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
In a Japanese middle school, a fourteen-year-old boy suffers daily physical and psychological torment from his classmates because of his lazy eye.
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Sally Rooney 3 Books Collection Set
by Sally Rooney
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology
This collection gathers Sally Rooney’s early prose, focusing on the intricate social dynamics and intimate exchanges between young adults in modern Ireland.
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The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology
Danny Conroy narrates his life through the lens of the Dutch House, an architectural marvel in Pennsylvania purchased by his father.
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Breasts and Eggs
Also deep and inward-looking · narrative, psychology
Natsu is a struggling writer living in Tokyo who receives a visit from her older sister, Makiko, and her niece, Midoriko.
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Purple Hibiscus
Also inward-looking and contemplative · narrative, psychology
Fifteen-year-old Kambili Achike lives in Enugu, Nigeria, under the rigid authority of her father, Eugene, a charismatic businessman and devout Catholic.
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