Books like The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House
12 books with a reading profile close to The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
The Changeling
horror, narrative
Apollo Kagwa is a rare-book dealer in New York who marries Emma Valentine, a librarian.
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2
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
by Neil Gaiman
horror, narrative
In 1916, an occultist seeking immortality mistakenly captures Morpheus, the personification of dreams, instead of Death.
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3
The Spear Cuts Through Water
narrative, literary
In the Strangled Empire, three oppressive princes rule through terror and magical birthrights under their father, the Old Emperor.
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4
The Water Dancer
narrative, literary
Hiram Walker is born into bondage on a Virginia plantation, the son of an enslaved woman and the white man who owns them both.
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5
Who Fears Death
narrative, literary
In a post-apocalyptic Sudan, the light-skinned Nuru people systematically oppress the dark-skinned Okeke.
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6
The Salt Grows Heavy
horror, literary
In this horror novella set on a bleak island, a pregnant woman named Rue flees her abusive husband Hal and finds shelter with a plague doctor who lives by the shore and uses a bird mask.
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7
Hearts in Atlantis
by Stephen King
horror, narrative
This collection consists of five interconnected narratives centered on the American generation that grew up during the Vietnam War.
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8
The Deep
narrative, literary
Inspired by a song by the group clipping., this novella follows the wajinru, water-breathing descendants of pregnant African women thrown overboard during the Atlantic slave trade.
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9
Swamplandia!
narrative, literary
Set in the sinking geography of the Florida Everglades, this novel follows the Bigtree family, a clan of alligator wrestlers struggling to maintain their failing theme park.
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10
Once Upon a River
narrative, literary
On a winter night at the Swan Inn along the Thames, a wounded stranger staggers through the door carrying the lifeless body of a small girl.
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11
The Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You
by Neil Gaiman
narrative, literary
Barbie, a young woman living in a New York apartment building, returns to the secondary reality of the Land, a dreamscape she inhabited during her childhood.
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12
Boy Parts
by Eliza Clark
horror, narrative
Irina is a professional photographer in Newcastle who specializes in scouting attractive, often awkward men in public spaces to model for her provocative, voyeuristic portfolios.
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