Books like Piranesi
12 books with a reading profile close to Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. Deep, inward-looking, contemplative, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake
by Neil Gaiman
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, fantasy
Following the death of Morpheus, the personification of Dream, his successor takes his place among the Endless.
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2
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
by Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, fantasy
A lonely cartographer finds himself drawn to a mysterious walled city, a place that seems to exist in a liminal space between reality and dream.
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3
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
Also open-ended and thought-provoking · mystery, literary
In 1869, a triple murder occurs in the remote Scottish Highlands village of Culduie.
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4
The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
by Neil Gaiman
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, fantasy
The ninth volume follows Lyta Hall as she descends into madness after the disappearance of her son, Daniel.
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5
Bone Gap
by Laura Ruby
mystery, literary
Bone Gap is a small Illinois town where people sometimes vanish.
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6
Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin
Also deep · 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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The Bone Clocks
Also deep and open-ended · 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 Trees
Also thought-provoking · mystery, literary
In Money, Mississippi, a series of brutal murders puzzles local police and state investigators.
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9
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
Also deep and open-ended · 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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10
Kafka on the Shore
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, fantasy
The narrative follows fifteen-year-old Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home to escape an Oedipal curse prophesied by his father.
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11
My Name Is Red
by Orhan Pamuk
Also deep and open-ended · mystery, literary
Set in 1591 Istanbul, the narrative centers on a clandestine royal commission to create a book celebrating the Sultan’s reign using European perspective and shading.
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12
Weather
by Jenny Offill
Also deep and inward-looking · literary, experimental
Lizzie Benson is a university librarian and former addict who begins answering mail for a climate change podcast hosted by her old mentor.
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