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Magical Realism

Reality bends like a river in these enchanting tales where the extraordinary mingles with everyday life, from ghostly lovers appearing in crowded cafes to borrowed library books that alter the course of destiny. Here, the impossible feels natural and necessary, weaving seamlessly through stories of love, loss, memory and time in ways that illuminate deeper truths about what it means to be human.

Magical Realism Book Summaries

Piranesi Summary
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke 2020 272 pages
4.22
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Magical Realism
You've Reached Sam Summary
You've Reached Sam
by Dustin Thao 2021 296 pages
3.61
100k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
A History of Wild Places Summary
A History of Wild Places
by Shea Ernshaw 2021 354 pages
3.92
63k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Fantasy
In Five Years Summary
In Five Years
by Rebecca Serle 2020 272 pages
3.78
500k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Lovers at the Museum Summary
Lovers at the Museum
by Isabel Allende 2024 25 pages
3.48
23k+ ratings
Short Stories
Romance
Fantasy
The Warm Hands of Ghosts Summary
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
by Katherine Arden 2024 325 pages
3.99
22k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan Summary
The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan
by Beth Merlin 2024 286 pages
3.86
14k+ ratings
Romance
Christmas
Holiday
A Short Walk Through a Wide World Summary
A Short Walk Through a Wide World
by Douglas Westerbeke 2024 400 pages
3.53
15k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Other Valley Summary
The Other Valley
by Scott Alexander Howard 2024 290 pages
3.88
14k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Time Travel
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Summary
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman 2013 181 pages
4.02
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Horror
A Monster Calls Summary
A Monster Calls
by Patrick Ness 2011 226 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Bunny Summary
Bunny
by Mona Awad 2019 307 pages
3.49
200k+ ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Thriller
The Starless Sea Summary
The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern 2019 498 pages
3.85
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Romance
The Immortalists Summary
The Immortalists
by Chloe Benjamin 2018 346 pages
3.71
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Lincoln in the Bardo Summary
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders 2017 368 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Literary Fiction
The Keeper of Lost Things Summary
The Keeper of Lost Things
by Ruth Hogan 2017 288 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Fantasy
Romance
Every Day Summary
Every Day
by David Levithan 2012 322 pages
3.90
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Fantasy
The Snow Child Summary
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey 2012 386 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Water Moon Summary
Water Moon
by Samantha Sotto Yambao 2025 374 pages
3.94
7k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Magical Realism
I Am Not Jessica Chen Summary
I Am Not Jessica Chen
by Ann Liang 2025 320 pages
4.10
5k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Before We Forget Kindness Summary
Before We Forget Kindness
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2023 224 pages
3.93
11k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japanese Literature
Torto Arado Summary
Torto Arado
by Itamar Vieira Junior 2019 280 pages
4.47
26k+ ratings
Brazil
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Summary
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
by Tomihiko Morimi 2006 265 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Japanese Literature
Japan
Fantasy
Pig Tales Summary
Pig Tales
by Marie Darrieussecq 1996 151 pages
3.46
3k+ ratings
France
Fantasy
Magical Realism
The Factory Summary
The Factory
by Hiroko Oyamada 2010 116 pages
3.33
9k+ ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Magical Realism
Potiki Summary
Potiki
by Patricia Grace 1986 192 pages
3.88
2k+ ratings
Indigenous
Classics
Magical Realism
Illumination Night Summary
Illumination Night
by Alice Hoffman 1987 200 pages
3.75
9k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Fantasy
Sing, Unburied, Sing Summary
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward 2017 285 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Book Club
Magical Realism
Contemporary
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