Books like Turtles All the Way Down
12 books with a reading profile close to Turtles All the Way Down by John Green. Inward-looking and thought-provoking; an easy read.
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1
Three Women
by Lisa Taddeo
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Lisa Taddeo documents the intimate lives of three American women to map the landscape of female desire and social stigma.
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Speak
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Melinda Sordino enters her freshman year at Merryweather High School as an outcast.
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3
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky, Stephen Chbosky
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Charlie is an introverted high school freshman who narrates his life through a series of anonymous letters.
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We Are Okay
by Nina LaCour
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · 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 and thought-provoking · 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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Convenience Store Woman
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Keiko Furukura, a thirty-six-year-old woman in Tokyo, has worked at the Smile Mart convenience store for eighteen years.
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The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Alice and Mattia first meet as teenagers in an Italian town.
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Cut
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Callie is a fourteen-year-old girl who has stopped speaking and is sent to Sea Pines, a residential treatment center for troubled girls, where she is being treated for cutting herself.
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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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Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible
Fourteen-year-old June Elbus struggles to navigate a world that feels increasingly narrow after the death of her uncle, Finn Weiss, a renowned painter who dies from AIDS in 1987.
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11
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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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Eleanor Oliphant lives a life of rigid, isolated routine in Glasgow, working as a finance clerk and spending weekends with frozen pizza and vodka.
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