Books like From Hell
12 books with a reading profile close to From Hell by Alan Moore. Deep and open-ended; a moderate read.
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An Instance of the Fingerpost
by Iain Pears
Also deep and open-ended · history, dense
Set in 1660s Oxford, the novel centers on the suspicious death of Dr.
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Sprawl (Necromancer) Series
Also deep · dense, experimental
The Sprawl series follows Henry Dorsett Case, a data thief hired by a mysterious entity to bypass the ice securing a massive artificial intelligence.
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
by Marlon James
Also deep and open-ended · history, dense
In December 1976, seven gunmen stormed Bob Marley’s residence in Kingston, Jamaica, an event that serves as the pivot for this narrative spanning three decades.
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House of Leaves
Also deep and open-ended · horror, dense
Johnny Truant, a drifting tattoo apprentice, discovers a chaotic manuscript in a dead man's apartment.
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There Is No Antimemetics Division
by qntm
Also deep · horror, experimental
The story follows the Antimemetics Division, a secret department within the SCP Foundation tasked with containing ideas that defend themselves through censorship or memory erasure.
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The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
Also deep and open-ended · history, dense
In 1327, Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and his young apprentice, Adso of Melk, arrive at a wealthy Benedictine monastery in the Italian mountains to attend a theological debate.
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Underworld
by Don DeLillo
Also deep and open-ended · history, dense
Nick Shay, a waste management executive, tracks a baseball hit by Bobby Thomson during the 1951 Giants-Dodgers pennant game.
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Cursed Bunny
by Bora Chung
Also deep and open-ended · horror, experimental
Bora Chung's collection of Korean short fiction brings together stories that mix horror, science fiction and fairy-tale cruelty.
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The Empusium
Also deep · horror, dense
Set in 1913, the story follows Mieczysław Wojnicz, a student seeking treatment for tuberculosis at a sanatorium in Görbersdorf.
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The Luminaries
Also deep · dense, mystery
In 1866, Walter Moody arrives in the gold-mining town of Hokitika, New Zealand, where he interrupts a secret council of twelve men.
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