Books like S.
12 books with a reading profile close to S. by J.J. Abrams. Deep and open-ended; a moderate read.
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His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
Also open-ended · mystery, literary
In 1869, a triple murder occurs in the remote Scottish Highlands village of Culduie.
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The Trees
mystery, literary
In Money, Mississippi, a series of brutal murders puzzles local police and state investigators.
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The City & the City
Also deep and open-ended · mystery, literary
Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad begins a routine murder investigation in Besźel, a crumbling city that geographically overlaps with the prosperous, modern metropolis of Ul Qoma.
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics
mystery, literary
Blue van Meer, a polymathic high school senior, moves frequently with her academic father, Gareth, before settling in North Carolina for her graduation year.
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Another Roadside Attraction
by Tom Robbins
Also open-ended · literary, experimental
Amanda, a young woman from the South, and her husband John Paul Ziller open a roadside zoo and hot-dog stand in the state of Washington, called Captain Ahab's Discount Zoo.
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1985
by Anthony Burgess, Anthony Burgess
Also deep and open-ended · literary, experimental
Anthony Burgess divides this work into a critical analysis and a fictional response to George Orwell’s dystopian vision.
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Cursed Bunny
by Bora Chung
Also deep and open-ended · literary, 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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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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Jitterbug Perfume
by Tom Robbins
literary, experimental
Alobar, an eighth-century king who refuses to die, escapes his ritual execution and begins an odyssey across centuries alongside a clever peasant girl named Kudra.
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Mona Lisa Overdrive
literary, experimental
The narrative follows four converging plotlines eight years after the events of Count Zero: a young Japanese girl sent to London for safety, a prostitute named Mona who undergoes surgical alteration to impersonate a fam…
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V for Vendetta
by Alan Moore
Also deep · literary, experimental
Set in a near-future London ruled by the Norsefire fascist party, the narrative follows Evey Hammond, a young woman rescued from the secret police by a masked anarchist known as V.
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