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17 Best Magical Realism Books

Goal: Find the best Magical Realism books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best magical realism books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

17 Best Magical Realism Books

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1

Beloved

by Toni Morrison

Also recommended by:

Shonda Rhimes, Tavi Gevinson

2

One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

3

Kafka on the Shore

by Haruki Murakami

Also recommended by:

Brian Koppelman, Jenn Im, PewDiePie

4

Life of Pi

by Yann Martel

Also recommended by:

Michelle Obama

5

Midnight's Children

by Salman Rushdie

Also recommended by:

Patrick Collison, Lisa Ling

6

Nights at the Circus

by Angela Carter

Also recommended by:

Emma Watson

7

The House of the Spirits

by Isabel Allende

Also recommended by:

Christopher Hitchens

8

Get in Trouble

Stories

by Kelly Link

9

Land of Love and Drowning

A Novel

by Tiphanie Yanique

10

Like Water for Chocolate

A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies

by Laura Esquivel

11

Red Sorghum

A Novel of China

by Howard Goldblatt

12

The Grass Dancer

by Susan Power

13

The Immortalists

by Chloe Benjamin

14

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

A Novel

by Neil Gaiman

15

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

A Novel

by Aimee Bender

16

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

by Leslye J. Walton

17

Vampires in the Lemon Grove

Stories

by Karen Russell

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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