Books like Two girls, fat and thin by Mary Gaitskill

After being murdered at fourteen, Susie Salmon watches from heaven as her family, friends, and killer grapple with grief and justice, revealing how love and forgiveness shape a family's future.

The Bell Jar is the sole novel by Sylvia Plath, a psychologically intense and autobiographical look at a young woman’s decline into mental illness.

Eighteen‑year‑old Susanna Kaysen is admitted to McLean Hospital in 1967, where she documents life in the psychiatric ward, exploring mental illness, recovery, and the cultural landscape of the late 1960s.

Eva grapples with her role as mother after her son Kevin, a teenage boy, murders seven classmates, a cafeteria worker and a teacher. Two years later, she confronts the aftermath and her own doubts.

In early 1980s Los Angeles, a privileged youth returns home for Christmas, confronting a generation steeped in excess, drugs, and nihilism as he navigates love, friendship, and moral decay.

A candid biography of Judith Moore, an outspoken 20th‑century author, exploring her lifelong struggle with obesity, her complex relationship with food, and her search for family and identity.

A collection of Mary Gaitskill’s short stories that explore life in cities and towns with sharp, contemporary dialogue and keen observations.

Mary Gaitskill's compelling short stories explore the complexities of desire and the consequences of manipulation.

The Hidden Hand is a short story set in the rugged hills of western Virginia during the Old South, featuring the domineering Old Hurricane and the spirited young Capitola.

Julia Bennett leaves an abusive fiancé and a wedding dress hanging in a North Dakota tree to seek a new life in her aunt’s Oregon farmhouse, where she learns that healing can be found in chocolate, friendship, and confronting the past.

A remarkable friendship and its enduring journey of two remarkable women from the postwar era of the 1950s, told with vividly descriptive language and a relatable narrative.

"Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is a manifesto and call to arms for women of all sizes and ages. With smart and sassy eloquence, veteran blogger Jes Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat-shaming, and embrace a body-positive worldview to change public perceptions and help women maintain mental health. With the same straightforward tone that catapulted her to national attention when she wrote a public letter addressing the sexist comments of Abercrombie & Fitch's CEO, Jes shares personal experiences along with in-depth research in a way that is approachable, digestible, and empowering. Featuring notable guest authors, Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls is an invitation for all women to reject fat prejudice, learn to love their bodies, and join the most progressive, and life-changing revolution there is: the movement to change the world by loving their bodies"--

A poignant exploration of love, beauty, and the complexities of human relationships.

When 40‑year‑old Delia Grinstead disappears while on a family vacation, her husband and children are left to confront a life suddenly empty. Tyler examines the quiet rupture of identity, relationships, and the longing for a fresh start.

A high‑school drama in which Jeff attempts to transform a fat girl into the ideal version he imagines, only to confront the consequences when she asserts her own independence.