I want a novel which has two parallel story lines running which are related to each other. Bonus if they have the same cast, just with different ages. Like Ben being 10 in the first storyline and 20 in the second storyline. And I don’t mean a timeskip after a linear story, I mean constant jumps between the past and the future. Also, special bonus if the two narratives seem unconnected at first.
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The Eight by Katherine Neville. Amazing book.
[Commonwealth](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28214365) by Ann Patchett changes perspective and time multiple times through the novel.
[Celestial Bodies](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49382648) by Jokha Alharthi also does this.
*From Below* by Darcy Coates has the modern narrative of divers exploring a shipwreck and the past narrative of the people who died during the wreck. They might not quite be gone.
Weyward by Emilia Hart.
The Time Travelller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Cloud Atlas turns this theme up to 11.
“A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki is the first that comes to mind for me. I also love books like this, that take place over multiple times & narratives.
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn – great if you like historical fiction, it is partly set in WW2 and follows a trio who work cracking codes in Britain
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern – I personally did not get this book AT ALL, but plenty of people say it is incredible so ymmv.
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid – a read I really enjoyed! Narratives are definitely clearly connected, but definitely hits the brief with the parallel story lines.
The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by VE Shcwab – easily my favourite book of the year!
House Of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, it has a very unique structure with one half reading almost like a non-fiction book detailing a set of events, and the other being a character reacting to his discovery of those events. Fair warning while the story and writing are absolutely amazing, the format is polarizing
Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon and separate (loosely related) Baroque Cycle trilogy do this. Big old books though.