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I guess something that encapsulates some of the feelings present; surreal, nostalgic, colorful…?
Ah, cool! It's extra on point cause her art is actually featured in the post (the second slide)! Didn't know she'd written fiction though
Oh nice! I’ve never seen that one before!
I thought that was Leonora Carrington! I recently read Leonora in the Morning Light which was a novel about her relationship with the artist Max Ernst and the development of her art.
Ah nice, I do like Ernst's work as well!
It's a YA book, but Abarat by Clive Barker
I was going to say this
this. I feel like that first image could be taken straight out of that book.
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.
The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer.
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
Seconding The Ghost Bride!!
Jostein Gaarder!!
Nice, a Scandi author! Any book in particular that you'd recommend?
Hmmm his most famous is Sophie's World but I feel like if you read that first you won't want to read his others.
The most 'this' vibe is honestly maybe Through A Glass Darkly
Thanks for the pointers!
City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer. The art reminds me a bit of the cover for one of the editions.
Nice, it definitely taps into a similar sensibility!
Oh just saw your caption under the picture. I definitely think City of Saints of Madmen fits the bill
Sounds great, I'll make sure to check it out!
In the Night Garden (The Orphan's Tales #1) by Catherynne M. Valente. https://www.amazon.com/Orphans-Tales-Night-Garden/dp/0553384031
Edit to add: This is one of the most beautiful books I've ever read, and I recommend it in general to everyone; it's just a happy coincidence it goes with your prompt!
Awesome! Never heard of it before
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Strange the dreamer
I don’t know why but The Library on Mount Char popped into my head. I guess it’s considered horror/fantasy and reviews are mixed but I really enjoyed it.
Voices in the Night by Steven Millhauser is just what you're looking for!!!
Noted, another one I've never heard of so thanks for putting me onto somethin new!
They are short stories, so easy to stop if you feel like it's not your thing, but it fits the surrealism of the pictures you shared, and the 3rd picture in particular reminded me of one of the stories in this collection ("Phantoms"). I really enjoyed his work!
Awesome! I tend to gravitate more towards short story collections lately just because of that, in worst case it's easier to tap out y'know
for the first one maybe some furry fanfic
You seem knowledgeable, got any recs?
I don't know, maybe try giraffe x human or something like that
Street of Crocodiles - Bruno Schulz
Honestly, Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan felt like this for me.
The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington, hands down, in fact --- her and Remideos Varo is practically in the book
The Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson - this one is just as magical
The Quick and the Dead by Joy Williams
The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington. Very funny and surreal about a ninety year old in a bizarre senior home. You’d probably like her art too!