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Books That Read Like a Wes Anderson Film

Recommendations & books I've read before. If you have any recs, please leave them in the comments:)
I've always loved the bright, cheery atmosphere of Anderson's films. His color palettes are gorgeous and friendly and fun, and his penchant for writing lovably quirky characters both inspires my writing and enthralls the parts of me that are still childish and wide-eyed with wonder.
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Jitterbug Perfume (Tom Robbins)
Jitterbug Perfume
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Tom Robbins
Still Life With Woodpecker (Tom Robbins)
Still Life With Woodpecker
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Tom Robbins
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas (Tom Robbins)
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
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Tom Robbins
Skinny Legs and All (Tom Robbins)
Skinny Legs and All
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Tom Robbins
The Grass Harp (Truman Capote)
The Grass Harp
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Truman Capote
Skippy Dies (Paul Murray)
Skippy Dies
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Paul Murray
Undermajordomo Minor (Patrick Dewitt)
Undermajordomo Minor
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Patrick Dewitt
The Society of the Crossed Keys (Stefan Zweig)
The Society of the Crossed Keys
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Stefan Zweig
The Post-Office Girl (Stefan Zweig)
The Post-Office Girl
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Stefan Zweig
Blankets (Craig Thompson)
Blankets
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Craig Thompson
The Hakawati (Rabih Alameddine)
The Hakawati
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Rabih Alameddine
Building Stories (Chris Ware)
Building Stories
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Chris Ware
This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
This Side of Paradise
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
The House With a Clock in Its Walls (John Bellairs)
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
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John Bellairs
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
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Cormac McCarthy
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
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Tove Jansson
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace (Introduction by Dave Eggers))
Infinite Jest
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David Foster Wallace (Introduction by Dave Eggers)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Alan Bradley)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
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Alan Bradley
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E.L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
19
E.L. Konigsburg
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
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J.D. Salinger
Where'd You Go Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go Bernadette
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Maria Semple
Born Weird (Andrew Kaufman)
Born Weird
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Andrew Kaufman
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
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Michael Chabon
Virginia Wolf (Kyo MacLear)
Virginia Wolf
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Kyo MacLear
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
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Sherwood Anderson
Fantastic Mr Fox (Roald Dahl)
Fantastic Mr Fox
26
Roald Dahl
Chess Story (Stefan Zweig)
Chess Story
27
Stefan Zweig
Beware of Pity (Stefan Zweig)
Beware of Pity
28
Stefan Zweig
Wonder Boys (Michael Chabon)
Wonder Boys
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Michael Chabon
Moonglow (Michael Chabon)
Moonglow
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Michael Chabon
The Family Fang (Kevin Wilson)
The Family Fang
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Kevin Wilson
Jakob Von Gunten (Robert Walser)
Jakob Von Gunten
32
Robert Walser
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
33
Amor Towles
Vintage Stuff (Tom Sharpe)
Vintage Stuff
34
Tom Sharpe
The Adults (Alison Espach)
The Adults
35
Alison Espach
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
36
Roald Dahl
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
37
Kenneth Grahame
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
38
Joanne Harris
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Mark Haddon
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