i feel like this is an impossible ask because the novel felt so charming and beautiful and unique as i was reading it that i literally could not think of anything similar that ive read or read about but i literally fell in love as i read it and would love to read something similar if anything comes to mind
to be a bit more specific id really love somethign with a few of these catergories; interesting prose/presentation of the story, strange myth-like world (specifically inspiredby/emulating non-western mythology), queerness, and just beautiful writing and prose
by Dazzling_Whereas6723
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The Spear Cuts Through Water felt intensely Filipino to me in terms of the dreamlike and occasionally shockingly visceral prose. If you’re alright with non-fantasy, you might be interested in novels like Ninotchka Rosca’s State of War, Linda Ty Casper’s DreamEden or Gina Apostol’s La Tercera.