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12 books with a reading profile close to We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler. Inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.

1

No Longer Human

by Junji Ito, Osamu Dazai

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Yozo Oba lives behind a literal and figurative mask, faking a persona of a cheerful clown to hide his profound alienation from the human race.
2

Normal People By Sally Rooney & Milkman By Anna Burns 2 Books Collection Set

by Sally Rooney, Anna Burns

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

This collection brings together two distinct portraits of Irish life and social pressure.
3

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

by Ottessa Moshfegh

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Set in New York City during the year 2000, the narrative follows an unnamed narrator who decides to hibernate for an entire year.
4

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

by Jonathan Safran Foer

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Nine-year-old Oskar Schell discovers a key in a blue vase belonging to his father, who died in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
5

The Lying Life of Adults

by Elena Ferrante

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Giovanna, a teenager living in an upper-class neighborhood in Naples, overhears her father compare her appearance to his estranged sister, Vittoria.
6

Martyr!

by Kaveh Akbar

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Cyrus Shams is a young Iranian immigrant living in the Midwest who struggles with sobriety and a fixation on historical martyrdom.
7

Rejection

by Tony Tulathimutte

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, literary

Tony Tulathimutte’s story collection centers on the psychological mechanics of social and sexual exclusion in the internet age.
8

Death Valley

by Melissa Broder

Also inward-looking and 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.
9

House of Sand and Fog

by Andre Dubus III

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Kathy Nicolo, a recovering addict, loses her small California bungalow due to a bureaucratic tax error.
10

Ufak Yangınlar

by Celeste Ng

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Set in the planned community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, the story follows the intersection of the Richardsons, a wealthy family rooted in local tradition, and Mia Warren, an enigmatic artist who moves into town with her d…
11

Still Born

by Guadalupe Nettel

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

In Mexico City, Laura and her close friend Alina reach their thirties with a shared resolve to remain childless.
12

The Idiot

by Elif Batuman

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, psychology

Set in 1995, the narrative follows Selin, a linguistics student navigating her first year at Harvard.

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