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Julio Cortázar
313 ratings 4.14 ·
adult · fiction · literary-fiction · magical-realism · classics · literary · 20th-century · anthologies · contemporary · book · fantasy · university · low-fantasy · horror · poc-mc · historical · postmodernism · psychological · latinx-mc · journey
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Mitch Albom
364 ratings 4.09 ·
family · religion · philosophy · book · literary-fiction · drama · fiction · spirituality · audiobook · christian · contemporary · religious · magical-realism · young-adult · fantasy · supernatural · death · literary · classics · paranormal
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Olga Tokarczuk
127 ratings 4.04 ·
action-adventure · journey · adult · literary-fiction · female-author · fiction · magical-realism · audiobook · literary · classics · book · contemporary · historical-fiction · philosophy · 21st-century · religion · 20th-century · psychological · epic · spirituality
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
mystery · gothic · fantasy · historical · action-adventure · suspense · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · drama · horror · audiobook · book · 20th-century · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · supernatural
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Eden Robinson
104 ratings 3.97 ·
poc-mc · female-author · fiction · magical-realism · indigenous-mc · supernatural · contemporary · myths · young-adult · coming-of-age · book · poc-author · horror · literary-fiction · fantasy · audiobook · paranormal · family · retellings · adult
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Natasha Pulley
111 ratings 3.96 ·
fiction · fantasy · historical-fiction · adult · historical · lgbtq · mystery · action-adventure · paranormal · audiobook · book · supernatural · suspense · magical-realism · victorian · industrial-era · literary-fiction · gothic · mlm · female-author
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Marlon James
124 ratings 3.96 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · book · adult · dark · poc-mc · audiobook · lgbtq · fantasy · 21st-century · historical · magical-realism · historical-fiction · action-adventure · mystery · horror · black-mc · poc-author · dark-fantasy · male-author
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José Saramago
472 ratings 3.92 ·
fiction · adult · literary · classics · literary-fiction · book · 20th-century · magical-realism · philosophy · drama · historical-fiction · audiobook · contemporary · action-adventure · male-author · journey · politics · romance · historical · spirituality
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Sarah Addison Allen
238 ratings 3.92 ·
contemporary · fantasy · fiction · magical-realism · paranormal · womens-fiction · romance · magic · family · book · drama · female-author · audiobook · literary-fiction · supernatural · friendship · mystery · small-town · urban-fantasy · realistic
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Victor Pelevin
191 ratings 3.92 ·
contemporary · fiction · adult · book · philosophy · magical-realism · humor · literary-fiction · satire · fantasy · postmodernism · audiobook · 20th-century · low-fantasy · literary · classics · horror · politics · dystopia · 21st-century
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Louise Erdrich
475 ratings 3.91 ·
fiction · female-author · indigenous-mc · poc-mc · book · literary-fiction · adult · historical-fiction · poc-author · family · historical · magical-realism · audiobook · industrial-era · realistic · western · classics · literary · drama · 21st-century
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Isabel Allende
700 ratings 3.89 ·
fiction · magical-realism · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · poc-mc · female-author · adult · historical-fiction · latinx-mc · poc-author · romance · drama · action-adventure · historical · classics · literary · family · journey · 20th-century
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Stuart Turton
131 ratings 3.88 ·
horror · adult · mystery · fiction · supernatural · magical-realism · suspense · book · paranormal · historical · audiobook · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · crime · murder · action-adventure · killer · dark · gothic · spooky
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Tom Robbins
274 ratings 3.88 ·
literary-fiction · contemporary · fiction · comedy · humor · satire · magical-realism · adult · book · philosophy · action-adventure · 20th-century · classics · literary · postmodernism · audiobook · religion · absurdism · spirituality · fantasy
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David Mitchell
292 ratings 3.87 ·
literary-fiction · fiction · book · 21st-century · audiobook · magical-realism · drama · historical-fiction · mystery · urban · fantasy · supernatural · contemporary · action-adventure · male-author · adult · dystopia · young-adult · family · paranormal
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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 ·
fiction · adult · literary-fiction · contemporary · 21st-century · poc-mc · latinx-mc · audiobook · horror · psychological · magical-realism · terror · female-author · journey · book · poc-author · dark · hispanic · spooky · mystery
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Alice Hoffman
981 ratings 3.81 ·
fiction · magical-realism · fantasy · book · audiobook · literary-fiction · family · female-author · paranormal · magic · drama · womens-fiction · coming-of-age · supernatural · 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 · romance · comedy
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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 · contemporary · adult · wlw · historical-fiction · fantasy · feminism · 20th-century · humor · 21st-century · university · audiobook · postmodernism · myths · paranormal
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Diane Setterfield
115 ratings 3.76 ·
book · fantasy · fiction · suspense · family · paranormal · historical · 21st-century · audiobook · historical-fiction · dark · drama · gothic · literary-fiction · female-author · mystery · magical-realism · supernatural · fairy-tale · grief
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Robin Sloan
111 ratings 3.75 ·
book · action-adventure · fiction · mystery · audiobook · literary-fiction · fantasy · contemporary · paranormal · urban-fantasy · magic · adult · magical-realism · humor · comedy · suspense · technology · low-fantasy · realistic · young-adult
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Salman Rushdie
471 ratings 3.74 ·
fiction · magical-realism · literary-fiction · adult · classics · literary · book · contemporary · audiobook · fantasy · poc-mc · historical-fiction · poc-author · myths · action-adventure · family · spirituality · magic · 20th-century · drama
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Banana Yoshimoto
267 ratings 3.73 ·
fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · magical-realism · adult · female-author · 20th-century · journey · book · anthologies · action-adventure · audiobook · female-mc · grief · poc-author · death · drama · family · coming-of-age · mystery
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Nina George
102 ratings 3.57 ·
fiction · book · contemporary · romance · adult · literary-fiction · drama · historical-fiction · friendship · audiobook · family · magical-realism · womens-fiction · season-summer · action-adventure · realistic · psychological · female-mc · female-author · death
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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
adult · fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · female-author · anthologies · magical-realism · poc-author · low-fantasy · 21st-century · audiobook · poc-mc · journey · fantasy · female-mc · romance · book · action-adventure · friendship · drama
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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 · contemporary · adult · female-author · poc-author · 21st-century · horror · magic · lgbtq · supernatural · low-fantasy · myths · audiobook · retellings · coming-of-age
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