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Julio Cortázar
313 ratings 4.14 ·
fiction · adult · magical-realism · literary-fiction · classics · literary · 20th-century · anthologies · contemporary · book · fantasy · low-fantasy · university · horror · poc-mc · historical · postmodernism · latinx-mc · psychological · journey
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Mitch Albom
364 ratings 4.09 ·
drama · book · philosophy · religion · family · christian · audiobook · spirituality · fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · magical-realism · religious · fantasy · young-adult · death · supernatural · grief · realistic · paranormal
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Olga Tokarczuk
127 ratings 4.04 ·
action-adventure · magical-realism · fiction · female-author · literary-fiction · adult · journey · audiobook · classics · literary · contemporary · book · historical-fiction · philosophy · 21st-century · spirituality · 20th-century · religion · epic · psychological
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
historical · action-adventure · suspense · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · gothic · fantasy · audiobook · drama · horror · dark · 20th-century · book · literary-fiction · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · paranormal
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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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José Saramago
472 ratings 3.92 ·
fiction · adult · literary-fiction · literary · classics · book · 20th-century · magical-realism · philosophy · drama · historical-fiction · audiobook · contemporary · male-author · action-adventure · historical · romance · politics · journey · 21st-century
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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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Louise Erdrich
476 ratings 3.91 ·
fiction · female-author · indigenous-mc · poc-mc · adult · literary-fiction · book · historical-fiction · family · poc-author · magical-realism · historical · audiobook · western · industrial-era · realistic · drama · 21st-century · literary · classics
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Isabel Allende
700 ratings 3.89 ·
fiction · magical-realism · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · poc-mc · female-author · historical-fiction · adult · latinx-mc · poc-author · drama · romance · action-adventure · historical · classics · literary · family · journey · feminism
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Tom Robbins
275 ratings 3.88 ·
comedy · humor · literary-fiction · fiction · contemporary · book · magical-realism · adult · satire · philosophy · 20th-century · classics · literary · action-adventure · audiobook · postmodernism · fantasy · spirituality · religion · absurdism
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Stuart Turton
131 ratings 3.88 ·
mystery · supernatural · fiction · adult · horror · paranormal · book · suspense · murder · magical-realism · literary-fiction · crime · historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · action-adventure · spooky · gothic · dark · killer
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David Mitchell
292 ratings 3.87 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · audiobook · magical-realism · book · 21st-century · historical-fiction · drama · mystery · contemporary · action-adventure · male-author · urban · adult · supernatural · fantasy · family · young-adult · paranormal · england
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Gabriel García Márquez
633 ratings 3.84 ·
fiction · adult · classics · literary · magical-realism · literary-fiction · 20th-century · historical-fiction · poc-mc · latinx-mc · anthologies · contemporary · audiobook · drama · book · fantasy · action-adventure · journey · male-author · university
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Megan McDowell
145 ratings 3.81 ·
contemporary · fiction · literary-fiction · adult · poc-mc · 21st-century · latinx-mc · audiobook · journey · book · poc-author · horror · terror · magical-realism · psychological · female-author · dark · hispanic · supernatural · mystery
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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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Jeanette Winterson
404 ratings 3.77 ·- Hansel and Greta (Fairytale Revolution) by Jeanette Winterson
- Frankissstein: A Love Story by Jeanette Winterson
- Eight Ghosts: The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories by Jeanette Winterson
- Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days by Jeanette Winterson
- The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson
fiction · lgbtq · female-author · magical-realism · literary-fiction · book · adult · contemporary · wlw · historical-fiction · fantasy · feminism · 20th-century · 21st-century · humor · university · audiobook · postmodernism · retellings · myths
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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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Salman Rushdie
471 ratings 3.74 ·
fiction · magical-realism · literary-fiction · adult · classics · literary · book · audiobook · contemporary · fantasy · poc-mc · historical-fiction · poc-author · spirituality · myths · action-adventure · family · magic · drama · 20th-century
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Banana Yoshimoto
267 ratings 3.73 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · magical-realism · adult · female-author · 20th-century · book · anthologies · action-adventure · audiobook · female-mc · journey · grief · poc-author · death · drama · family · coming-of-age · mystery
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Nina George
102 ratings 3.57 ·
fiction · romance · adult · drama · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · friendship · audiobook · book · contemporary · magical-realism · womens-fiction · family · psychological · female-mc · female-author · death · 21st-century · season-summer · action-adventure
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Hiromi Kawakami
133 ratings 3.57 ·- People from My Neighborhood by Hiromi Kawakami
- The Book of Tokyo: A City In Short Fiction by Hiromi Kawakami
- Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers by Hiromi Kawakami
- Speculative Japan: Outstanding Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy by Hiromi Kawakami
- Manazuru by Hiromi Kawakami
fiction · adult · contemporary · literary-fiction · anthologies · female-author · magical-realism · poc-author · low-fantasy · 21st-century · action-adventure · book · female-mc · fantasy · journey · romance · audiobook · poc-mc · friendship · family
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Yann Martel
148 ratings 3.56 ·
magical-realism · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · adult · drama · book · literary · audiobook · spirituality · historical-fiction · psychological · animals · action-adventure · 21st-century · mystery · philosophy · 20th-century · realistic · classics
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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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