Books like Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
12 books with a reading profile close to Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin
literary, fantasy
Mark Helprin's novel is set in a mythic New York, where Peter Lake, an orphan raised by tugboat workers, becomes a master burglar.
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2
The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country
by Neil Gaiman
literary, fantasy
Dream Country consists of four independent stories that depict how Morpheus influences the waking world through imagination and myth.
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3
The Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists
by Neil Gaiman
literary, fantasy
Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, travels to the gates of Hell to rescue Nada, a lover he unjustly condemned to eternal torment ten thousand years earlier.
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4
Bliss Montage
by Ling Ma
Also thought-provoking · literary, experimental
Ling Ma’s collection contains eight stories where the surreal intersects with the mundane.
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5
Interior Chinatown
by Charles Yu
Also thought-provoking · literary, experimental
Interior Chinatown follows Willis Wu, a background actor trapped in the repetitive hierarchy of a procedural television show titled Black and White.
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Pastoralia
Also thought-provoking · literary, experimental
George Saunders' collection mixes satire, dark comedy and surreal settings, with working-class characters who struggle against a strange economy.
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7
The Bone Clocks
literary, fantasy
Beginning with Holly Sykes as a runaway teenager in 1984, this narrative follows her lifespan through six interconnected sections spanning decades and continents.
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8
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
Also thought-provoking · literary, fantasy
Angela Carter’s 1979 collection reimagines traditional European folk tales, such as Bluebeard, Little Red Riding Hood, and Puss-in-Boots, through a sensory and gothic lens.
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Feed
Also thought-provoking · literary, experimental
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.
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Piranesi
Also thought-provoking · literary, fantasy
Piranesi lives within the House, a labyrinth of endless vestibules and staircases where the lower halls flood with tides and the upper reaches are filled with clouds.
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Then we came to the end
Also thought-provoking · literary, experimental
Set in a Chicago advertising agency during the post-dot-com collapse, the narrative follows a communal "we" through a series of layoffs.
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12
A Children's Bible
by Lydia Millet
Also thought-provoking · literary, experimental
In a massive lakeside estate, a group of cynical children and teenagers endure a summer vacation while their parents remain in a stupor of alcohol and neglect.
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