What are the top suggestions for books matching 'magical imaginative'?
We found 1893 book recommendations
What do readers say about The Night Circus?
magical circus exhibitions almost dreamlike quality style over substance non-linear plot lineThe circus arrives without warning. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Against the grey sky the towering tents are striped black and white. A sign hanging upon iron gates reads:
Opens at Nightfall
Closes at Dawn
As dusk shifts to twili... More details on The Night Circus
The man billed as Prospero the Enchanter receives a fair amount of correspondence via the theater office, but this is the first envelope addressed to him that contains a suicide note, and it is also t...
See 3640 Book Recommendations like The Night Circus
What do readers say about Stardust?
a fairytale fantasy prose a lovely faerie tale the story is wonderful and charmingNow a major motion picture-this charming fairy tale by the #1 New York Times bestselling author, weaves a magical story set long ago in the tiny English village of Wall, a place where things are not quite what they seem.
Go and catch a falling star ... More details on Stardust
Mr. Charles Dickens was serializing his novel OliverTwist; Mr. Draper had just taken the first photograph of the moon, freezing her pale face on cold paper; Mr. Morse had recently announced a way of t...
See 1900 Book Recommendations like Stardust
What do readers say about The Wizard of Oz?
a little antiquated vibrant and descriptive an early reader version sparseness of detailBaum's story of Dorothy, carried by a cyclone from a Kansas farm to the land of the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion, was published in May 1900.
By the following January, 100,000 copies had been sold, and the book has ever since been an undi... More details on The Wizard of Oz
See 733 Book Recommendations like The Wizard of Oz
What do readers say about Spinning Silver?
fairy-tale style magical & imaginative mankind’s battle with winter an old-fashioned taleWith the Nebula Award-winning Uprooted, Naomi Novik opened a brilliant new chapter in an already acclaimed career, delving into the magic of fairy tales to craft a love story that was both timeless and utterly of the now. Spinning Silver draws reader... More details on Spinning Silver
The real story is, the miller’s daughter with her long golden hair wants to catch a lord, a prince, a rich man’s son, so she goes to the moneylender and borrows for a ring and a necklace and decks her...
See 2647 Book Recommendations like Spinning Silver
What do readers say about The Forbidden Wish?
lush and exotic magical retelling of aladdin lush, descriptive prose crazy whirlwind adventure"Lush, romantic, and exquisitely written . . . a rare, glittering jewel of a novel."-Sarah J. Maas, author of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series
"This is Aladdin like you've never imagined."-Renée Ahdieh, author of The Wrath and th... More details on The Forbidden Wish
I am smoke in the lamp, and I curl and stretch, shaking off the lethargy of five hundred years. I feel I have half turned to stone. The sound of his footstep rattles me like a clap of thunder, and I b...
See 42 Book Recommendations like The Forbidden Wish
What do readers say about El Deafo?
graphic novel memoir living with deafness autobiographical graphic novel listener for allIn this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful and very awkward hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the abil... More details on El Deafo
See 79 Book Recommendations like El Deafo
What do readers say about The Ocean at the End of the Lane?
love, sacrifice, and magic how visual it is fairy tale horror straightforward but never boringLocus Award
A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is Neil Gaiman's first new novel for adults since his #1 New York Times bestseller Anansi Boys.
This bewit... More details on The Ocean at the End of the Lane
There was a table laid with jellies and trifles, with a party hat beside each place and a birthday cake with seven candles on it in the centre of the table. The cake had a book drawn on it, in icing. ...
See 2692 Book Recommendations like The Ocean at the End of the Lane
What do readers say about American Gods?
clear, tight writing sharp but dreamy well written, colorful characters norse gods in americaHugo Award
Minnesota Book Award Finalist
Nebula Award Finalist
Now a STARZ® Original Series produced by FremantleMedia North America starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, and Pablo Schreiber. ... More details on American Gods
The boundaries of our country, sir? Why sir, on the north we are bounded by the Aurora Borealis, on the east we are bounded by the rising sun, on the south we are bounded by the procession of the Equi...
See 3195 Book Recommendations like American Gods
What do readers say about Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell?
imaginative, immersive story jealousy, ambition, and loss rich, lengthy, and pleasant ancient mystical historyIn the Hugo-award winning, epic New York Times Bestseller and basis for the BBC miniseries, two men change England's history when they bring magic back into the world.
In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, most people believe magic to have lo... More details on Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
They were gentleman-magicians, which is to say they had never harmed any one by magic – nor ever done any one the slightest good. In fact, to own the truth, not one of these magicians had ever cast th...
See 2018 Book Recommendations like Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
What do readers say about The Polar Express?
belief in magic fantasy children's book fantasy filled christmas adventure a holiday classicIn 1986 "The Polar Express" was awarded the prestigious Caldecott Medal and hit the New York Times bestseller list. Since that time, more than six and a half million copies have been sold, and every December it faithfully reappears on national bestse... More details on The Polar Express
See 39 Book Recommendations like The Polar Express
Please Help Us Improve