13 genres challenge - hosted by readinggingerbee

magical realism 🐱
book keywords for this prompt:
literature that depicts the real world as having undercurrent of magic or fantasy

suggestions:
  • she and her cat
  • before the coffee gets cold 
  • earthlings
  • the invisible life of addie larue 
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The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa

The Cat Who Saved Books

Sōsuke Natsukawa

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

The Unmaking of June Farrow

Adrienne Young

10 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

245 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

The House of the Spirits

Del Valle Family #3

Isabel Allende

433 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional reflective medium-paced
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

Frankenstein in Baghdad

Ahmed Saadawi

288 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction horror magical realism challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

She and Her Cat

Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa

154 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism short stories emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

213 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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