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7 books to read if you loved This Is Us
If you loved the TV show This Is Us for the melodramatic episode endings, heartbreaking family secrets, and complex relationships—we've got the books for you.
Like the now-concluded tear-jerking TV series, these books speak to themes including the obligations of family, the emotional toll of racism, adoption and identity, body image and intimacy, and more. And they all deliver a bittersweet shot of heartache.
Three Wishes
We follow the Kettle sisters through their tumultuous thirty-third year as they deal with sibling rivalry and secrets, revelations and relationships, unfaithful husbands and unthinkable decisions, and the fabulous, frustrating life of forever being part of a trio.
If the Pearson sibling rivalries hit home with you, give this book a go.
This Is Where I Leave You
Simultaneously mourning the demise of his father and his marriage, Judd joins his dysfunctional family as they reluctantly sit shiva and spend seven days and nights under the same roof. The week quickly spins out of control as long standing grudges resurface, secrets are revealed and old passions are reawakened.
Many of Kate, Kevin, Randall and Rebecca’s problems stem from losing losing their father Jack. If you're longing for a family's journey through grief, check this out.
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We Are Not Ourselves
Born in 1941, Eileen Tumulty is raised by her Irish immigrant parents in Woodside, Queens, in an apartment where the mood swings between heartbreak and hilarity, depending on how much alcohol has been consumed. From an early age, Eileen wished that she lived somewhere else and sets her sights on upper class Bronxville, New York.
Addiction is a recurring theme on This Is Us, and this book explores the ties between the suffering addict and their loved ones.
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Commonwealth
Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how a chance encounter reverberates through the lives of four parents and six children. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them.
If the show’s overwhelming fuzzy feelings between siblings keep you invested, this novel by Ann Patchett might scratch that itch for you in post-This Is Us life.
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13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl: Fiction
Growing up in the suburban hell of Misery Saga (a.k.a. Mississauga), Lizzie has never liked the way she looks—even though her best friend Mel says she’s the pretty one. She starts dating guys online, but she’s afraid to send pictures, even when her skinny friend China does her makeup. She knows no one would want her if they could really see her. So she starts to lose. But no matter how much she loses, will she ever see herself as anything other than a fat girl?
This heart-rending read about a young woman's journey into adulthood and struggles with body image may remind readers of Kate Pearson, who has struggled with weight her whole life.
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The Hate U Give
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night?
Randall’s identity issues in This Is Us recall Starr’s struggle to figure out where she fits in.
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The Year We Turned Forty: A Novel
If you could repeat one year of your life, what would you do differently? This heartwarming and hilarious novel from the authors of The Status of All Things and Your Perfect Life features three best friends who get the chance to return to the year they turned forty—the year that altered all of their lives, in ways big and small—and also get the opportunity to change their future.
Both this book and the show ask big questions about fate and the choices we make—and how we make peace with them.
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