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Top 20 Ennui-Filled Magical Realism Reads

  • December 19, 2021
  • 20 Books
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These stories take place in worlds similar to ours with magical elements that blue the lines between fantasy and reality. Their characters must first conquer their own demons before they can conquer any others.

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The Falling in Love Montage
The Falling in Love Montage
  • Ciara Smyth
The Passion
The Passion
  • Jeanette Winterson
Nothing to See Here
Nothing to See Here
  • Kevin Wilson
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
  • Charles Yu
The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel
The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel
  • Stephen King
1Q84
1Q84
  • Haruki Murakami
  • Jay Rubin (Translator)
  • Philip Gabriel
American Gods
American Gods
  • Neil Gaiman
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
  • Yann Martel
The Chosen and the Beautiful
The Chosen and the Beautiful
  • Nghi Vo
Piranesi
Piranesi
  • Susanna Clarke
  • Viktor Janiš (translator)
Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun
  • Kazuo Ishiguro
Toil & Trouble
Toil & Trouble
  • Augusten Burroughs
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
  • Grady Hendrix
The Rose Garden
The Rose Garden
  • Susanna Kearsley
How to Stop Time
How to Stop Time
  • Matt Haig
The Midnight Library
The Midnight Library
  • Matt Haig
Catherine House
Catherine House
  • Elisabeth Thomas
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic
  • Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  • Dan Sociu (Translator)
Kindred
Kindred
  • Octavia E. Butler
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
  • V. E. Schwab