Books like Fables
12 books with a reading profile close to Fables by Jean de La Fontaine. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
The Sea Wolf
by Jack London
philosophy, narrative
Humphrey van Weyden, a sheltered literary critic, survives a ferry collision only to be intercepted by the Ghost, a seal-hunting schooner.
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2
We the Living
by Ayn Rand
philosophy, narrative
Set in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, the story follows Kira Argounova, a young woman struggling to survive the early Soviet state.
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3
Foundation. Part 1, The Psychohistorians
by Isaac Asimov
philosophy, narrative
Hari Seldon, a mathematician in the waning Galactic Empire, uses psychohistory to calculate the inevitable collapse of human civilization.
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4
The Picture of Dorian Gray Illustrated
by Oscar Wilde
philosophy, narrative
In Victorian London, the young Dorian Gray sits for a portrait by artist Basil Hallward, who captures the youth's extraordinary beauty on canvas.
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5
Stranger in a Strange Land
philosophy, narrative
Valentine Michael Smith is a human born on Mars and raised by its ancient, non-human inhabitants.
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6
Childhood’s End
philosophy, narrative
The narrative begins with the sudden arrival of massive alien starships over Earth’s major cities.
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7
The Baron in the Trees
philosophy, narrative
In 1767, twelve-year-old Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò, a young nobleman in Liguria, climbs a tree after a quarrel at dinner, and vows never to come down.
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8
Tuck Everlasting
philosophy, narrative
Winnie Foster is a ten-year-old girl who feels stifled by her family’s strict rules until she wanders into the woods and discovers the Tuck family.
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The World Set Free
by H.G. Wells
philosophy, narrative
Written in 1914, this narrative predicts the discovery of artificial radioactivity and the invention of continuous atomic explosions.
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11
Master Humphrey's Clock
narrative, classic literature
Master Humphrey, a lonely gentleman living in London, keeps a collection of old manuscripts hidden inside the case of his grandfather clock.
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Zorba the Greek
philosophy, narrative
Set in rural Crete, the narrative follows an unnamed intellectual who attempts to reopen a lignite mine while escaping his bookish existence.
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