The Life of the Mind
By: Christine Smallwood
3.28
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A witty, intelligent novel of an American woman on the edge, by a brilliant new voice in fiction--"…
Want to Read $ 13.99If you liked the audiobook plot in The Life of the Mind by Christine Smallwood , here is a list of 16 books like this:
1. All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess
By: Becca Rothfeld
3.76
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An acclaimed debut author's glorious call to throw off restraint and balance in culture in favor of… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Becca Rothfeld's All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- audiobook
- contemporary
2. All Fours
By: Miranda July
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times–bestselling author of The First Bad Man returns with an irreverently sexy, tende… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Miranda July's All Fours book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- feminism
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
"But maybe the road split between: a life spent longing vs. a life that was continually surprising"-Miranda July, All Fours
"Maybe we shouldn't do that," Jordi said. "Flatten ourselves like that. Erratic doesn't have to mean crazy or irresponsible. Shouldn't we be normalizing change?"-Miranda July, All Fours
"I guess any calling, no mater what it is, is a kind of unresolved ache," I said, giving in to knowing more than him. "It's a problem that you can't fix, but there is some relief in knowing you will c…"-Miranda July, All Fours
"For me lying created just the right amount of problems and what you saw was just one of my four or five faces- each real, each with different needs. The only dangerous lie was one that asked me to co…"-Miranda July, All Fours
3. Worry
By: Alexandra Tanner
3.36
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Frances Ha meets No One Is Talking About This in a debut that follows two twenty-something siblings… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Alexandra Tanner's Worry book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
4. I'm a Fan
By: Sheena Patel
3.32
Format: 207 pages, None
In I'm A Fan, a single speaker uses the story of their experience in a seemingly unequal, unfaithfu… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Sheena Patel's I'm a Fan book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- feminism
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
"It is toxic. I am familiar"-Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan
"Happiness or safety. Or isn't that the same thing?"-Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan
"I never came with him. I never felt safe enough to."-Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan
"The world is made for couples. Even the unhappy ones."-Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan
5. Death Valley
By: Melissa Broder
3.49
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A woman arrives alone at a Best Western seeking respite from an emptiness that plagues her. She has… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Melissa Broder's Death Valley book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
"My body is the real problem here. If I could be bodiless - or at least, senseless - I’d be better off."-Melissa Broder, Death Valley
"This is the problem with human relationships: you come to a person with one feeling and they’re having another."-Melissa Broder, Death Valley
"I am going to die out here. I might. I could. Die. All this time I should have been practising for dying. What was I doing instead? Reading reviews for sweatpants."-Melissa Broder, Death Valley
"Stop placing so much value on the known, I tell myself. Fake like this is the hero’s journey. It’s good to get lost. Good for the soul. But how lost is the good amount of lost? If I die here, is that…"-Melissa Broder, Death Valley
6. Mona
By: Pola Oloixarac
3.30
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed author of Savage Theories and Dark Constellations comes Pola Oloixara… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Pola Oloixarac's Mona book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- feminism
- fiction
- contemporary
- womens
- novels
- adult
"There was a niche sort of glamour to it, like being a rare specimen of an endangered species—as though her myste- rious DNA were a tiara encrusted with rare pearls, and the universities each a mas- s…"-Pola Oloixarac, Mona
7. Big Swiss
By: Jen Beagin
3.68
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Greta lives with her friend Sabine in an ancient Dutch farmhouse in Hudson, New York. The house is … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Jen Beagin's Big Swiss book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
"¿Habla más de un idioma?"-Jen Beagin, Big Swiss
"You bullied other bullies,"-Jen Beagin, Big Swiss
"she’d always been less of a shit-talker and more of a shit-thinker"-Jen Beagin, Big Swiss
"At least I know where the hell I am and what’s happening. Which way is north?"-Jen Beagin, Big Swiss
8. Acts of Service
By: Lillian Fishman
3.08
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A provocative debut of sex and sexuality as a twentysomething New Yorker pursues a sexual freedom t… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Lillian Fishman's Acts of Service book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
"We love what disturbs us if it chooses us and tell us how we matter."-Lillian Fishman, Acts of Service
"How can a body be safe when it's only a body? How can we expect that no stranger will be tempted to torch an empty house?"-Lillian Fishman, Acts of Service
"Somehow, [...] I grew up talking about sex as this thing women should have however they wanted. Sexual freedom as this great sort of penacle beyond morality, or anything provincial. So I am supposed …"-Lillian Fishman, Acts of Service
9. Pure Colour
By: Sheila Heti
3.46
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Pure Colour is a galaxy of a novel: explosive, celestially bright, huge, and streaked with beauty. … read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Sheila Heti's Pure Colour book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
"And what opens one heart opens many."-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour
"The body becomes a woman and it cannot turn back."-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour
"And a glimpse into one heart is a glimpse into many."-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour
"Why did it seem like the only way to live-was to disobey?"-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour
10. Either/Or
By: Elif Batuman
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed and bestselling author of The Idiot, the continuation of beloved protagonist Sel… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Elif Batuman's Either/Or book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- academia
- fiction
- contemporary
- womens
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
"I'm going to become whatever I was going to become."-Elif Batuman, Either/Or
"Fiona Apple's album made me more immediately depressed than any other music I remembered hearing."-Elif Batuman, Either/Or
"That had probably been written by a professor. I recognized the professor's characteristic delight at not imparting information."-Elif Batuman, Either/Or
"I was going to remember, or discover, where everything came from. I was going to do the subtle, monstrous thing where you figured out what you were doing, and why."-Elif Batuman, Either/Or
11. Tell Me I'm An Artist
By: Chelsea Martin
3.93
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A portrait of the artist as a work-in-progress (Sharma Shields), this hilarious and incisive coming… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Chelsea Martin's Tell Me I'm An Artist book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- feminism
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
12. Ripe
By: Sarah Rose Etter
3.63
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A year into her dream job at a cutthroat Silicon Valley startup, Cassie finds herself trapped in a … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Sarah Rose Etter's Ripe book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
"The open office floor plan is a form of strangulation."-Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe
"Maybe there must always be two of us—our real selves and the ones we create to survive in the world as it is."-Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe
"When you're young, every part of life seems big and monumental. Once older you can see it for what it is: smaller pieces of a larger game you have no choice but to play."-Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe
"If the brain is elastic and memory is faulty, maybe all of these stories are wrong. Maybe it happened a different way altogether. Maybe I was happy and I just forget that now."-Sarah Rose Etter, Ripe
13. Alphabetical Diaries
By: Sheila Heti
4.02
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling confessional from the award-winning, beloved author of Pure Colour. Sheila Heti kept a… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Sheila Heti's Alphabetical Diaries book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- audiobook
14. Vladimir
By: Julia May Jonas
3.44
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
A provocative, razor-sharp, and timely debut novel about a beloved English professor facing a slew … read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Julia May Jonas's Vladimir book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- academia
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
"Onları konuştur! (Kendi düşündüklerinden başka bir şeyle ilgilenmiyorlar zaten.)"-Julia May Jonas, Vladimir
"Bazen iyi yaşanmış bir hayat gibi geliyor gözüme. Bazen de her şeyi yakıp kül etmek, minimalist olmak geliyor içimden."-Julia May Jonas, Vladimir
"I didn’t want to be in the world, around all those people who didn’t read books, who didn’t think they were important."-Julia May Jonas, Vladimir
"She is delighted with herself, unaware of the mess she is making, the sight she looks, the implications of her movements."-Julia May Jonas, Vladimir
15. Ellipses
By: Vanessa Lawrence
2.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Set in the glossy world of New York City media, this sharp and witty debut novel follows a young wo… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Vanessa Lawrence's Ellipses book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
16. The Guest Lecture
By: Martin Riker
3.51
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In a hotel room in the middle of the night, Abby, a young feminist economist, lies awake next to he… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Martin Riker's The Guest Lecture book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- academia
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- audiobook
17. Post-Traumatic
By: Chantal V. Johnson
3.73
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this “deeply original” (Elif Batuman) and “violently funny” (Myriam Gurba) story, a young lawyer… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Chantal V. Johnson's Post-Traumatic book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- feminism
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- womens
- novels
- adult
18. Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding
By: Ellena Savage
3.58
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
‘I mean who cares about opinions, gossip, whatever, when bodies are so vulnerable, in search only o… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Ellena Savage's Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- feminism
- contemporary
"Sadness is not always a terrible illness. Sadness is, perhaps, the most honest response to living."-Ellena Savage, Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding
"I need to manage the unmanageable, to contain, correct and formalise the world, because I need to survive it."-Ellena Savage, Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding
"Is 'self-care' a neoliberal scam promoting individualistic coping strategies in the absence of broader social obligations or the possibility of radical structural change? (Well, yes, I say to myself …"-Ellena Savage, Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding
"If there is always a question, and I believe there is, in this case it is this: where is home and what is freedom. The promise we accept is that freedom is the freedom to make ourselves anew, but in …"-Ellena Savage, Blueberries: Essays Concerning Understanding
19. The Life of the Mind
By: Christine Smallwood
3.28
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A witty, intelligent novel of an American woman on the edge, by a brilliant new voice in fiction--"… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- academia
- feminism
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- womens
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
20. Supper Club
By: Lara Williams
3.46
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
A sharply intelligent and intimate debut novel about a secret society of hungry young women who mee… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Lara Williams's Supper Club book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- feminism
- fiction
- contemporary
- womens
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
"I want to go home, I thought. I just want to go home. But I couldn’t attribute this feeling to any place I knew of."-Lara Williams, Supper Club
"Once unpacked, I saw my family downstairs. Each step released something spidery inside me: the sick-making terror of need."-Lara Williams, Supper Club
"I felt the weight of myself press into the carpet. I thought about how I was carrying only that weight, how I was responsible for no weight other than my own. All I had to carry through life was myse…"-Lara Williams, Supper Club
"But we never really connected; standing side by side like soldiers, we were just marching through. It was sort of understood we wouldn’t stay in touch beyond the last summer of school. We were stand-…"-Lara Williams, Supper Club
21. Banal Nightmare
By: Halle Butler
3.64
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A ferocious novel by one of the boldest voices in American fiction and the author of The New Me, th… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Halle Butler's Banal Nightmare book and Christine Smallwood's The Life of the Mind
- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- novels
- adult
- audiobook
