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Top 20 Ennui-Filled Magical Realism Reads

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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1Q84
1Q84
  • Haruki Murakami
  • Jay Rubin (Translator)
  • Philip Gabriel
3.69318 reads
American Gods
American Gods
  • Neil Gaiman
4.021,377 reads
Catherine House
Catherine House
  • Elisabeth Thomas
3.4367 reads
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
  • Charles Yu
3.3286 reads
How to Stop Time
How to Stop Time
  • Matt Haig
3.79185 reads
Kindred
Kindred
  • Octavia E. Butler
4.31367 reads
Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun
  • Kazuo Ishiguro
3.78548 reads
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
  • Yann Martel
3.81682 reads
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic
  • Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  • Dan Sociu (Translator)
3.74526 reads
Nothing to See Here
Nothing to See Here
  • Kevin Wilson
4.15146 reads
Piranesi
Piranesi
  • Susanna Clarke
  • Viktor Janiš (translator)
4.241,011 reads
The Chosen and the Beautiful
The Chosen and the Beautiful
  • Nghi Vo
3.5340 reads
The Falling in Love Montage
The Falling in Love Montage
  • Ciara Smyth
3.7231 reads
The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel
The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel
  • Stephen King
4.23252 reads
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
  • V. E. Schwab
4.1966 reads
The Midnight Library
The Midnight Library
  • Matt Haig
3.811,445 reads
The Passion
The Passion
  • Jeanette Winterson
3.5526 reads
The Rose Garden
The Rose Garden
  • Susanna Kearsley
49 reads
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
  • Grady Hendrix
3.79334 reads
Toil & Trouble
Toil & Trouble
  • Augusten Burroughs
3.717 reads