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20 Must-Read Genre-Blending Literary Fiction Books

"Great stories are great stories, however they are told. Literary fiction that contains zombies, killer robots, or ghosts hunters can be just as good as a classically styled novel. Part of what makes literature great is that authors push themselves to write new and interesting stories that make readers think about life in different ways. Whatever genre, great writing is great writing."
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Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
1
Kazuo Ishiguro
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
2
Colson Whitehead
Terra Nullius (Claire G. Coleman)
Terra Nullius
3
Claire G. Coleman
The Book of Strange New Things (Michel Faber)
The Book of Strange New Things
4
Michel Faber
Awayland (Ramona Asubel)
Awayland
5
Ramona Asubel
All the Names They Used for God (Anjali Sachdera)
All the Names They Used for God
6
Anjali Sachdera
The Bird King (G.Willow Wilson)
The Bird King
7
G.Willow Wilson
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky
8
Lesley Nneka Arimah
Sing, Unburied, Sing (Jesmyn Ward)
Sing, Unburied, Sing
9
Jesmyn Ward
Bestiary (K-Ming Chang)
Bestiary
10
K-Ming Chang
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
11
Han Kang
She Would Be King (Wayetu Moore)
She Would Be King
12
Wayetu Moore
The Old Drift (Namwali Serpell)
The Old Drift
13
Namwali Serpell
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
14
Esi Edugyan
The Snow Child (Eowyn Ivey)
The Snow Child
15
Eowyn Ivey
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
16
Anthony Doerr
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
17
Susanna Clarke
Shelter (Jung Yun)
Shelter
18
Jung Yun
The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell)
The Bone Clocks
19
David Mitchell
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
20
Carmen Maria Machado
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