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Joseph Campbell
283 ratings 4.20 ·- Romance of the Grail: The Magic and Mystery of Arthurian Myth by Joseph Campbell
- Trick or Treat: Hallowe'en, Masks, and Living Your Myth by Joseph Campbell
- Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation by Joseph Campbell
- Sake and Satori: Japan (Asian Journals) by Joseph Campbell
- The Mythic Dimension: Selected Essays 1959-1987 by Joseph Campbell
anthologies · retellings · audiobook · literary-fiction · fantasy · fiction · supernatural · myths · paranormal · historical · male-author · magic · historical-fiction · horror · dark · drama · adult · gothic · animals · humor
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Billy Crystal
112 ratings 4.19 ·
humor · audiobook · literary-fiction · fantasy · comedy · fiction · classics · children · male-author · young-adult · paranormal · death · book · cats · contemporary · drama · adult · children-books · literary · animals
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Madeline Miller
179 ratings 4.17 ·
fiction · fantasy · adult · historical-fiction · retellings · myths · historical · book · literary-fiction · female-author · audiobook · magical-realism · europe · romance · ancient-civilization · lgbtq · drama · magic · 21st-century · south-east-europe
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E.B. White
242 ratings 4.15 ·
literary · classics · fiction · literary-fiction · fantasy · young-adult · book · children · animals · family · middle-grade · children-books · humor · action-adventure · 20th-century · contemporary · coming-of-age · anthropomorphism · audiobook · friendship
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
historical · gothic · fantasy · mystery · historical-fiction · magical-realism · fiction · suspense · action-adventure · horror · drama · audiobook · literary-fiction · 20th-century · book · dark · young-adult · crime · urban-fantasy · violent-conflict
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Virgil
159 ratings 3.98 ·
classics · literary · fiction · adult · myths · book · fantasy · retellings · historical · ancient-civilization · epic · literary-fiction · roman-empire · historical-fiction · philosophy · university · drama · spirituality · action-adventure · religion
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Eden Robinson
104 ratings 3.97 ·
poc-mc · female-author · fiction · indigenous-mc · magical-realism · supernatural · contemporary · myths · young-adult · horror · literary-fiction · fantasy · coming-of-age · book · poc-author · audiobook · retellings · adult · paranormal · family
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Natasha Pulley
111 ratings 3.96 ·
fantasy · fiction · mystery · lgbtq · historical · adult · historical-fiction · book · supernatural · paranormal · action-adventure · audiobook · industrial-era · literary-fiction · gothic · suspense · victorian · magical-realism · alternate-history · magic
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Marlon James
124 ratings 3.96 ·
fiction · dark · audiobook · poc-mc · adult · literary-fiction · book · historical-fiction · magical-realism · action-adventure · historical · 21st-century · lgbtq · fantasy · retellings · male-author · myths · black-mc · horror · mystery
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Sarah Addison Allen
238 ratings 3.92 ·
fiction · magical-realism · fantasy · paranormal · contemporary · romance · womens-fiction · magic · family · book · drama · female-author · audiobook · supernatural · literary-fiction · friendship · mystery · urban-fantasy · small-town · realistic
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Victor Pelevin
191 ratings 3.92 ·
adult · fiction · contemporary · philosophy · book · magical-realism · literary-fiction · humor · satire · fantasy · audiobook · postmodernism · low-fantasy · 20th-century · horror · classics · literary · 21st-century · dystopia · politics
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Mark Z. Danielewski
139 ratings 3.89 ·
fantasy · book · postmodernism · contemporary · horror · fiction · adult · literary-fiction · mystery · magical-realism · paranormal · urban-fantasy · male-author · 21st-century · psychological · supernatural · philosophy · action-adventure · epistolary · comedy
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Steven Millhauser
214 ratings 3.83 ·- Invaders: 22 Tales from the Outer Limits of Literature by Steven Millhauser
- Voices in the Night: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries) by Steven Millhauser
- The Uncanny Reader: Stories from the Shadows by Steven Millhauser
- The Best American Short Stories 2012 by Steven Millhauser
- The Secret History of Fantasy by Steven Millhauser
fiction · adult · anthologies · fantasy · literary-fiction · contemporary · horror · magical-realism · literary · classics · low-fantasy · supernatural · mystery · paranormal · satire · humor · witches-wizards · action-adventure · audiobook · season-summer
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Alice Hoffman
981 ratings 3.81 ·
fiction · magical-realism · book · fantasy · audiobook · literary-fiction · family · female-author · magic · paranormal · drama · womens-fiction · supernatural · coming-of-age · contemporary · young-adult · historical-fiction · romance · mystery · adult
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Martin Millar
104 ratings 3.78 ·
humor · fiction · fantasy · book · urban-fantasy · magical-realism · contemporary · literary-fiction · adult · male-author · paranormal · low-fantasy · 20th-century · supernatural · young-adult · magic · fae · action-adventure · horror · historical
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Diane Setterfield
115 ratings 3.76 ·
fiction · fantasy · book · suspense · mystery · magical-realism · supernatural · drama · gothic · literary-fiction · female-author · historical-fiction · dark · historical · 21st-century · audiobook · family · paranormal · crime · victorian
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Robin Sloan
111 ratings 3.75 ·
book · action-adventure · fiction · mystery · audiobook · fantasy · literary-fiction · humor · contemporary · paranormal · urban-fantasy · magic · adult · magical-realism · suspense · technology · low-fantasy · realistic · young-adult · 21st-century
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Michael Chabon
585 ratings 3.73 ·- Stormbringer by Michael Chabon
- Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases by Michael Chabon
- Pops: Fatherhood In Pieces by Michael Chabon
- Michael Chabon's the Escapist: Amazing Adventures by Michael Chabon
- Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation by Michael Chabon
fiction · adult · anthologies · literary-fiction · fantasy · action-adventure · audiobook · classics · literary · humor · mystery · horror · book · contemporary · 21st-century · urban-fantasy · 20th-century · supernatural · historical · magical-realism
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Karen Russell
209 ratings 3.65 ·
fiction · anthologies · horror · adult · literary-fiction · fantasy · contemporary · audiobook · magical-realism · supernatural · female-author · 21st-century · mystery · humor · dark · paranormal · low-fantasy · historical-fiction · young-adult · dystopia
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Jason Mott
120 ratings 3.54 ·
fiction · audiobook · literary-fiction · contemporary · supernatural · mystery · fantasy · paranormal · horror · anthologies · book · adult · young-adult · family · death · hispanic · urban-fantasy · poc-author · realistic · female-mc
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Scarlett Thomas
140 ratings 3.54 ·
fiction · book · female-author · literary-fiction · contemporary · young-adult · action-adventure · audiobook · fantasy · mystery · female-mc · suspense · 21st-century · adult · psychological · magical-realism · drama · children-books · children · supernatural
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Audrey Niffenegger
220 ratings 3.52 ·
fiction · supernatural · gothic · literary-fiction · fantasy · contemporary · horror · female-author · adult · book · paranormal · classics · literary · dark · audiobook · magical-realism · mystery · ghosts · urban-fantasy · action-adventure
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Helen Oyeyemi
198 ratings 3.41 ·
fiction · magical-realism · fantasy · literary-fiction · poc-mc · book · adult · female-author · contemporary · 21st-century · poc-author · horror · lgbtq · low-fantasy · supernatural · magic · audiobook · myths · retellings · gothic
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