r/Fantasy Book Bingo 2023 - hosted by xandrade

Magical Realism or Literary Fantasy
 Read a book that portrays magical or unreal elements in an otherwise realistic or mundane environment. These books are often found on literary fiction shelves and book lists and not always shelved as genre fiction. This is a hard square to pin down as what makes something literary or magical can often come down to vibes, so use your best judgment. No saying A Game of Thrones is literary fiction since there aren’t a lot of magical elements. Check out this thread for further ideas and guidelines. HARD MODE: Not one of the thirty books in the linked thread. 
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Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith

Build Your House Around My Body

Violet Kupersmith

378 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror literary magical realism dark mysterious medium-paced
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel García Márquez

368 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary magical realism romance emotional reflective slow-paced
Dżozef by Jakub Małecki

Dżozef

Jakub Małecki

320 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy medium-paced
Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

Grief is the Thing with Feathers

Max Porter

129 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism dark emotional sad fast-paced
The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud

The Whispering Skull

Lockwood & Co. #2

Jonathan Stroud

448 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Тіни забутих предків by Михайло Коцюбинський, Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky

Тіни забутих предків

Михайло Коцюбинський, Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky

136 pages • first pub 1911 (editions) user-added

fiction classics challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Dark Library by Cyrille Martinez

The Dark Library

Cyrille Martinez

160 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction literary magical realism adventurous slow-paced
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami

A Wild Sheep Chase

The Rat #3

Haruki Murakami

353 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction crime literary magical realism mystery adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien

3 hours, 42 minutes • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy literary young adult adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

Nettle & Bone

T. Kingfisher

9 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark funny medium-paced