Books matching: surreal writing style
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Save:A gorgeously crafted, bittersweet fantasy about love, sorrow, and courage. Perfect for fans of fairy tales and layered storytelling - just be ready for a story that’s as thoughtful as it is magical.
Normally, the Day of Sacrifice came and went with all the pomp and gravity that it ought. The children were given over without protest. Their numb families mourned in silence, with pots of stew and no... - #2
Save:A stunningly written, magical coming-of-age love story full of heart and color, but best for those who like languid prose and open-ended magic - definitely recommended for fans of magical realism, queer narratives, and beautiful writing.
It didn’t matter how many nights they’d met on the untilled land between their houses; the last farm didn’t rotate its crops, and stripped the soil until nothing but wild grasses would grow. It didn’t... - #3
Save:A challenging, provocative, and deeply rewarding read - equal parts dazzling and demanding. Best approached with patience, curiosity, and an open mind. Notorious for its controversy, but memorable for its imagination and depth.
Satan, being thus confined to a vagabond, wandering, unsettled condition, is without any certain abode; for though he has, in consequence of his angelic nature, a kind of empire in the liquid waste or... - #4
Save:In "The Ugly Dukeling (Cosmic Fairy Tales)" by Bex McLynn, readers are taken on a journey filled with humour, action, family drama, romance, and mischief in a fascinating world building. The story revolves around a unique blend of fairytale and sci-fi elements set in a country with a medieval setting. The book introduces readers to a world where a complex balance of psychic energy between genders is key, and where alien DNA intertwines with a ruling class to create a new generation. The author's writing style is described as immersive, throwing readers into a complicated yet intriguing world with colorful characters and a unique twist on traditional fairy tales.
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Save:'Japanese Gothic Tales' by Kyoka Izumi is a collection of four haunting and complex short stories that delve into themes of love, sacrifice, temptation, and transcendence. The narratives range from moral teachings to mythical and spiritual experiences, with each tale offering deep meaning and a connection to everyday life. The writing style of Kyoka Izumi is described as unique and complicated, utilizing layers, misdirection, and drifting back and forth in time to create an atmosphere of disquiet rather than outright horror.
The stories in the book explore various relationships and dilemmas, such as a surgeon torn between saving a patient's life or letting her die with her secrets, a mountain seductress tempting a terrible sacrifice, and a boy finding salvation in a prostitute only to face unexpected revelations. The book provides a glimpse into Japanese culture and literature through Kyoka's intricate storytelling and Charles Inouye's skillful translation, offering readers a mix of gothic elements, surreal imagery, and subtle Buddhist undertones.
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Save:A raw, poetic, and at times hallucinatory journey through the fractured mind of an addict - Denis Johnson’s "Jesus’ Son" is a modern classic that’s not for the faint of heart, but unforgettable for those who dare.
An intense collection of interconnected stories that portray life through the eyes of a young man in a small Iowa town, by the author of Already Dead: A California Gothic, Angels and Resuscitation of... - #7
Save:Inventive, odd, and delightfully unsettling - this is a must for Carroll fans and adventurous readers of weird fiction, but maybe not the best entry point for Carroll newbies.
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Save:A wonderfully weird slice of Philip K. Dick - philosophical, trippy, and full of existential humor. Not his most polished work, but if you like your sci-fi with a surreal edge, it's a hidden gem worth picking up.
His father had been a pot-healer before him. And so he, too, healed pots, in fact any kind of ceramic ware left over from the Old Days, before the war, when objects had not always been made out of pla... - #9
Save:A brilliantly bizarre, challenging classic that’s more about the experience of reading than about story. Great for philosophy and language nerds; skip it if you need plot and characters.
After a war spent in hiding in the south of France, and a period spent working at a Red Cross hospital in Saint-Lô, Samuel Beckett returned to his apartment in Paris at the beginning of 1946 to try, l... Unsettling, thought-provoking, and ultimately rewarding: "Dig." isn't an easy read, but it's a powerful one that lingers long after the last page.
Marla Hemmings is hiding neon-colored plastic Easter eggs in the front flower bed. Four feet behind her, Gottfried is hacking at a patch of onion grass with a trowel. He stops to watch two spring robi...
