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Billy Crystal
4.19 · 112 ratings
fiction · humor · fantasy · literary-fiction · audiobook · comedy · literary · classics · young-adult · children-books · cats · anthologies · animals · drama · family · book · contemporary · adult · male-author · death
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Madeline Miller
4.17 · 276 ratings
adult · historical-fiction · retellings · fiction · fantasy · myths · historical · book · literary-fiction · female-author · audiobook · dark-academia · magic · magical-realism · action-adventure · south-east-europe · lgbtq · drama · greece · europe
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Wu Cheng'en
4.14 · 120 ratings- Journey to the West (Monkey King) by Wu Cheng'en
- Monkey King's Amazing Adventures: A Journey to the West in Search of Enlightenment by Wu Cheng'en
- The Monkey and the Monk: An Abridgment of The Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
- Os Melhores Contos Fantásticos by Wu Cheng'en
- Monkey: A Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en
adult · fiction · fantasy · retellings · classics · historical · historical-fiction · spirituality · literary · myths · book · literary-fiction · religion · action-adventure · humor · philosophy · early-modern · audiobook · male-author · satire
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Bruno Schulz
4.11 · 103 ratings
anthologies · magical-realism · adult · fiction · literary-fiction · literary · classics · horror · low-fantasy · fantasy · 20th-century · historical · paranormal · audiobook · ghosts · supernatural · journey · historical-fiction · ww2 · action-adventure
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4.06 · 456 ratings
fiction · mystery · historical-fiction · fantasy · suspense · action-adventure · magical-realism · book · historical · gothic · drama · horror · audiobook · crime · 20th-century · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · adult · urban-fantasy
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Helene Wecker
4.06 · 121 ratings
paranormal · myths · supernatural · urban-fantasy · fairy-tale · magical-realism · historical · magic · female-author · fantasy · action-adventure · spirituality · fiction · audiobook · 21st-century · literary-fiction · book · religion · fae · adult
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Eowyn Ivey
4.05 · 106 ratings
magical-realism · female-author · historical-fiction · family · season-winter · fiction · action-adventure · mystery · fantasy · paranormal · book · literary-fiction · fairy-tale · retellings · 20th-century · historical · magic · outdoors · adult · drama
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Eden Robinson
3.99 · 119 ratings
female-author · poc-mc · fiction · indigenous-mc · magical-realism · supernatural · contemporary · myths · literary-fiction · young-adult · horror · fantasy · coming-of-age · poc-author · book · audiobook · substance-abuse · paranormal · ghosts · family
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Virgil
3.98 · 216 ratings
adult · fiction · literary · classics · myths · fantasy · book · retellings · historical · ancient-civilization · epic · literary-fiction · roman-empire · historical-fiction · philosophy · drama · university · action-adventure · spirituality · audiobook
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Marlon James
3.97 · 154 ratings
fiction · dark · adult · poc-mc · book · audiobook · literary-fiction · magical-realism · historical-fiction · action-adventure · historical · lgbtq · fantasy · 21st-century · retellings · male-author · poc-author · horror · dark-fantasy · black-mc
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Afonso Cruz
3.96 · 107 ratings
contemporary · book · literary-fiction · fiction · fantasy · family · romance · mystery · action-adventure · young-adult · classics · children · literary · magical-realism · philosophy · adult · 21st-century · historical-fiction · audiobook
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Jordanna Max Brodsky
3.95 · 101 ratings
magic · female-mc · fantasy · action-adventure · fiction · audiobook · myths · paranormal · book · historical-fiction · mystery · crime · contemporary · suspense · urban-fantasy · romance · literary-fiction · female-author · adult · magical-realism
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Sarah Addison Allen
3.93 · 338 ratings
contemporary · fiction · fantasy · magical-realism · paranormal · family · womens-fiction · magic · book · romance · drama · female-author · audiobook · friendship · literary-fiction · supernatural · mystery · realistic · urban-fantasy · small-town
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Ruth Hogan
3.92 · 136 ratings
family · womens-fiction · fiction · friendship · female-mc · audiobook · book · magical-realism · adult · drama · fantasy · contemporary · literary-fiction · supernatural · female-author · historical-fiction · humor · mystery · paranormal · magic
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Erin Morgenstern
3.91 · 174 ratings
book · romance · paranormal · fiction · fantasy · magic · magical-realism · young-adult · supernatural · urban-fantasy · literary-fiction · audiobook · action-adventure · mystery · adult · historical-fiction · female-author · new-adult · england · fairy-tale
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Mark Z. Danielewski
3.89 · 218 ratings
literary-fiction · contemporary · postmodernism · fantasy · fiction · adult · horror · magical-realism · book · mystery · urban-fantasy · 21st-century · paranormal · supernatural · psychological · action-adventure · male-author · epistolary · philosophy · humor
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Toshikazu Kawaguchi
3.85 · 169 ratings
audiobook · literary-fiction · time-travel · magical-realism · fiction · action-adventure · contemporary · book · adult · fantasy · urban-fantasy · season-autumn · 21st-century · paranormal · grief · poc-author · magic · death · male-author · journey
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Alice Hoffman
3.83 · 1401 ratings
fiction · magical-realism · audiobook · fantasy · family · book · literary-fiction · female-author · drama · paranormal · magic · womens-fiction · contemporary · coming-of-age · supernatural · historical-fiction · young-adult · romance · adult · mystery
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Steven Millhauser
3.83 · 217 ratings- 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 · magical-realism · horror · classics · literary · supernatural · low-fantasy · satire · paranormal · mystery · action-adventure · audiobook · witches-wizards · humor · season-summer
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Diane Setterfield
3.82 · 164 ratings
fiction · fantasy · book · mystery · drama · family · female-author · historical-fiction · historical · magical-realism · dark · supernatural · gothic · 21st-century · literary-fiction · audiobook · paranormal · suspense · literary · womens-fiction
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Max Porter
3.77 · 101 ratings
fiction · adult · literary-fiction · book · contemporary · audiobook · 21st-century · gothic · supernatural · fantasy · dark · historical-fiction · mental-illness · ghosts · paranormal · coming-of-age · family · drama · mystery · magical-realism
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Robin Sloan
3.76 · 177 ratings
fiction · fantasy · action-adventure · book · mystery · audiobook · literary-fiction · magical-realism · adult · magic · contemporary · humor · low-fantasy · paranormal · young-adult · urban-fantasy · comedy · new-adult · male-author · realistic
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Martin Millar
3.75 · 116 ratings
fiction · humor · fantasy · book · urban-fantasy · magical-realism · contemporary · adult · literary-fiction · male-author · paranormal · low-fantasy · 20th-century · supernatural · young-adult · action-adventure · magic · fae · romance · horror
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Michael Chabon
3.74 · 657 ratings- 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 · horror · mystery · literary · classics · humor · book · contemporary · 21st-century · historical · urban-fantasy · supernatural · male-author · historical-fiction
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Daniel Wallace
3.64 · 128 ratings- This Isn't Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew by Daniel Wallace
- Marvel Anatomy: A Scientific Study of the Superhuman by Daniel Wallace
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance: Inside the Epic Return to Thra by Daniel Wallace
- Tin House Magazine, Issue 72, Summer 2017 by Daniel Wallace
- The Carolina Table: North Carolina Writers on Food by Daniel Wallace
fiction · book · fantasy · contemporary · literary-fiction · magical-realism · coming-of-age · audiobook · adult · low-fantasy · action-adventure · young-adult · magic · death · family · humor · mystery · literary · myths · classics
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Keith Donohue
3.53 · 112 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · magic · magical-realism · fantasy · mystery · audiobook · supernatural · dark-fantasy · dark · contemporary · paranormal · suspense · book · adult · horror · low-fantasy · family · young-adult · psychological
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Jason Mott
3.51 · 145 ratings
fiction · literary-fiction · audiobook · contemporary · mystery · fantasy · paranormal · supernatural · horror · adult · book · family · young-adult · anthologies · realistic · death · hispanic · suspense · female-mc · magical-realism
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Sarah Perry
3.41 · 106 ratings
horror · adult · fiction · gothic · historical-fiction · book · historical · literary-fiction · mystery · audiobook · female-author · magical-realism · spooky · friendship · fantasy · 21st-century · suspense · ghosts · folk-horror · season-autumn
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