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Magical Realism

Reality bends like a river in these enchanting tales where the extraordinary mingles with everyday life, from ghostly lovers appearing in crowded cafes to borrowed library books that alter the course of destiny. Here, the impossible feels natural and necessary, weaving seamlessly through stories of love, loss, memory and time in ways that illuminate deeper truths about what it means to be human.

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The Island of Missing Trees Summary
The Island of Missing Trees
by Elif Shafak 2021 354 pages
4.15
140.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Magical Realism
Haroun and the Sea of Stories Summary
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
by Salman Rushdie 1990 224 pages
3.98
36.9K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Young Adult
Junie Summary
Junie
by Erin Crosby Eckstine 2025 368 pages
4.22
6.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Brida Summary
Brida
by Paulo Coelho 1990 264 pages
3.51
82.2K ratings
Fantasy
Philosophy
Romance
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store Summary
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
by Keigo Higashino 2012 314 pages
4.42
37.4K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Sounds Like Love Summary
Sounds Like Love
by Ashley Poston 2025 384 pages
4.20
3.4K ratings
Romance
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Like Water for Chocolate Summary
Like Water for Chocolate
by Laura Esquivel 1989 222 pages
3.95
384.4K ratings
Magical Realism
Romance
Historical Fiction
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde Summary
A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
by Tia Williams 2024 352 pages
4.00
40.5K ratings
Romance
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
273.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Magical Realism
The Keeper of Lost Things Summary
The Keeper of Lost Things
by Ruth Hogan 2017 288 pages
3.80
159.8K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Fantasy
The House of the Spirits Summary
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende 1982 448 pages
4.29
298.1K ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Ficciones Summary
Ficciones
by Jorge Luis Borges 1944 174 pages
4.40
75.2K ratings
Short Stories
Magical Realism
Fantasy
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler Summary
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
by Italo Calvino 1979 260 pages
4.02
106.7K ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Magical Realism
Malinche Summary
Malinche
by Laura Esquivel 2005 191 pages
3.34
6.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Historical
Piranesi Summary
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke 2020 272 pages
4.22
382.9K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Magical Realism
Sing, Unburied, Sing Summary
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward 2017 285 pages
4.00
143.5K ratings
Book Club
Magical Realism
Contemporary
The Factory Summary
The Factory
by Hiroko Oyamada 2010 116 pages
3.32
9.8K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Magical Realism
Of Love and Other Demons Summary
Of Love and Other Demons
by Gabriel García Márquez 1994 160 pages
3.96
82.8K ratings
Classics
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Violeta Summary
Violeta
by Isabel Allende 2022 322 pages
4.03
98.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Before We Forget Kindness Summary
Before We Forget Kindness
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2023 224 pages
3.92
13.4K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japanese Literature
The Rules of Magic Summary
The Rules of Magic
by Alice Hoffman 2017 369 pages
4.01
121.6K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Summary
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman 2013 181 pages
4.02
647.0K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Horror
Practical Magic Summary
Practical Magic
by Alice Hoffman 1995 286 pages
3.72
153.0K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Romance
Everything is Illuminated Summary
Everything is Illuminated
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2002 276 pages
3.89
182.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
The Light Pirate Summary
The Light Pirate
by Lily Brooks-Dalton 2022 336 pages
4.04
38.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
A Tale for the Time Being Summary
A Tale for the Time Being
by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages
4.06
130.1K ratings
Japan
Magical Realism
Book Club
The Listeners Summary
The Listeners
by Maggie Stiefvater 2025 400 pages
3.85
3.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
The Wishing Game Summary
The Wishing Game
by Meg Shaffer 2023 304 pages
4.04
172.3K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Book Club
Shark Heart Summary
Shark Heart
by Emily Habeck 2023 416 pages
3.96
71.4K ratings
Magical Realism
Romance
Fantasy
The Book of Lost Hours Summary
The Book of Lost Hours
by Hayley Gelfuso 2025 400 pages
4.28
966 ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Time Travel
Rain of Gold Summary
Rain of Gold
by Victor Villaseñor 1991 576 pages
4.50
8.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Magical Realism
A Novel Love Story Summary
A Novel Love Story
by Ashley Poston 2024 368 pages
3.63
96.2K ratings
Romance
Magical Realism
Contemporary
Lonely Castle in the Mirror Summary
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
by Mizuki Tsujimura 2017 355 pages
4.25
34.4K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Love in the Time of Cholera Summary
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez 1985 348 pages
3.94
530.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Literature
Hopscotch Summary
Hopscotch
by Julio Cortázar 1963 564 pages
4.20
46.6K ratings
Classics
Spanish Literature
Literature
We Love You, Bunny Summary
We Love You, Bunny
by Mona Awad 2025 496 pages
3.89
1.3K ratings
Horror
Dark Academia
Fantasy
Jitterbug Perfume Summary
Jitterbug Perfume
by Tom Robbins 1984 342 pages
4.23
79.2K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Magical Realism
Bless Me, Ultima Summary
Bless Me, Ultima
by Rudolfo Anaya 1972 290 pages
3.82
36.3K ratings
Classics
Magical Realism
Young Adult
The Change Summary
The Change
by Kirsten Miller 2022 470 pages
4.09
55.2K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Magical Realism
If Cats Disappeared from the World Summary
If Cats Disappeared from the World
by Genki Kawamura 2012 202 pages
3.80
105.5K ratings
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Japan
Echo Summary
Echo
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2015 597 pages
4.36
46.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Fantasy
Expiration Dates Summary
Expiration Dates
by Rebecca Serle 2024 272 pages
3.61
103.4K ratings
Romance
Magical Realism
Contemporary
A Short Walk Through a Wide World Summary
A Short Walk Through a Wide World
by Douglas Westerbeke 2024 400 pages
3.52
17.3K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami 1985 400 pages
4.12
146.6K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Warm Hands of Ghosts Summary
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
by Katherine Arden 2024 325 pages
3.98
25.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Twice Summary
Twice
by Mitch Albom 2025 320 pages
4.53
314 ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Magical Realism
The Immortalists Summary
The Immortalists
by Chloe Benjamin 2018 346 pages
3.71
215.0K ratings
Book Club
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Obscene Bird of Night Summary
The Obscene Bird of Night
by José Donoso 1970 438 pages
4.20
4.0K ratings
Horror
Magical Realism
Spanish Literature
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Summary
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
by Tomihiko Morimi 2006 265 pages
3.99
1.5K ratings
Japanese Literature
Japan
Fantasy
Sputnik Sweetheart Summary
Sputnik Sweetheart
by Haruki Murakami 1999 229 pages
3.83
172.9K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Magical Realism
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