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Books like Kentukis

12 books with a reading profile close to Kentukis by Samanta Schweblin. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.

  1. 1 Tender Is the Flesh

    Tender Is the Flesh

    by Agustina Bazterrica

    horror, science fiction

    In a world where a sudden virus renders all animal meat lethal, governments legalize "special meat": the breeding and slaughter of humans for systemic consumption.

  2. 2 Under the Skin

    Under the Skin

    by Michel Faber

    horror, science fiction

    Isserley drives the lonely roads of the Scottish Highlands searching for muscular male hitchhikers to pick up in her modified vehicle.

  3. 3 Cursed Bunny

    Cursed Bunny

    by Bora Chung

    horror, literary

    Bora Chung's collection of Korean short fiction brings together stories that mix horror, science fiction and fairy-tale cruelty.

  4. 4 Revenge

    Revenge

    by Yōko Ogawa

    horror, literary

    This collection of eleven interlocking short stories functions as a macabre jigsaw puzzle set in contemporary Japan.

  5. 5 Bloodchild and Other Stories

    Bloodchild and Other Stories

    by Octavia E. Butler

    science fiction, literary

    This collection centers on biological interdependence and the physical cost of survival.

  6. 6 Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

    Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

    by Eric LaRocca

    horror, literary

    Two women, Agnes and Ashley, meet in an online chat room in the early 2000s and begin an intense correspondence.

  7. 7 Geek Love

    Geek Love

    by Katherine Dunn

    horror, literary

    Aloysius Binewski and his wife Crystal Lil deliberately breed a family of human oddities by ingesting toxic chemicals and radioactive isotopes during pregnancy.

  8. 8 Chain-Gang All-Stars

    Chain-Gang All-Stars

    by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

    science fiction, literary

    In this dystopian novel, the United States prison system operates as a televised death match.

  9. 9 Feed

    Feed

    by M.T. Anderson

    science fiction, literary

    In a future where brain implants connect citizens directly to a constant stream of consumer data and instant messaging, Titus and his teenage friends live for mindless trends and corporate-sponsored recreation.

  10. 10 Oryx and Crake

    Oryx and Crake

    by Margaret Atwood

    science fiction, literary

    Snowman, formerly known as Jimmy, is the last human survivor in a world populated by the Crakers, a floor-model species of genetically engineered humanoids.

  11. 11 Haunted

    Haunted

    by Chuck Palahniuk

    horror, literary

    Twenty-three people answer an ad for a writers' retreat in an abandoned theater, expecting a quiet place to work.

  12. 12 Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth

    Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth

    by Grant Morrison

    horror, literary

    On April Fools' Day, the inmates of Arkham Asylum seize control of the facility and demand that Batman join them inside.

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