Magical realism is new to me, but I've absolutely adored the three magical realism titles I've read so far: Stephen King's Rose Madder, Jonas Karlsson's The Room, and Susanna Clarke's Piranesi.
In Rose Madder and The Room, I really enjoyed the stories being very much set in and influenced by the modern day. In The Room and Piranesi, I loved that each story was narrated in the first person, with varying degrees of reliability. I have a strong preference for character-driven work in general. Finally, Piranesi also won me over because I just really love labyrinths, but that aspect's not necessarily part of this request. 😅
I've seen recommendations for Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses and Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains Of The Day, both of which I'm still undecided on. What I'd really love is some more personalised suggestions, though!
TIA 🙏
by MysteriousFilm5415
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One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
{{The Murmer of Bees by Sofía Segovia}}
Life of Pi is a good readalike for Piranesi.
The Midnight Library – Matt Haig