The best magical realism books of 2000s (chosen by magical realism authors)

Loved by 25 people

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

By Susanna Clarke ,

Loved by 25 people

The Time Traveler's Wife

By Audrey Niffenegger ,

Loved by 25 people

The Master and Margarita

By Mikhail Bulgakov , Richard Pevear (translator) , Larissa Volokhonsky (translator)

Loved by 16 people

Coraline

By Neil Gaiman , Dave McKean (illustrator) ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

Loved by 11 people

The Lovely Bones

By Alice Sebold ,

Loved by 10 people

Kafka on the Shore

By Haruki Murakami ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

Loved by 5 people

White Is for Witching

By Helen Oyeyemi ,

Loved by 4 people

The Coroner's Lunch

By Colin Cotterill ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

Loved by 3 people

Wizard of the Crow

By Ngugi Wa Thiong'o ,

Loved by 3 people

The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break

By Steven Sherrill ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

Loved by 3 people

Garden Spells

By Sarah Addison Allen ,

Loved by 2 people

The Ten Thousand Things

By Maria Dermout ,

Loved by 2 people

Monster Island

By David Wellington ,

Loved by 2 people

Widdershins

By Charles de Lint ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Loved by 2 people

Big Machine

By Victor LaValle ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Loved by 2 people

City of the Beasts

By Isabel Allende ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Loved by 2 people

Forever

By Pete Hamill ,

Loved by 1 person

Tapping the Dream Tree

By Charles de Lint ,

Loved by 1 person

Enchanted, Inc.

By Shanna Swendson ,

Loved by 1 person

The Angel's Game

By Carlos Ruiz Zafón ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Loved by 1 person

Blackberry Wine

By Joanne Harris ,

Loved by 1 person

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

By Meera Syal ,

Loved by 1 person

The Aleph

By Jorge Luis Borges , Andrew Hurley (translator) ,

Loved by 1 person

The Vet's Daughter

By Barbara Comyns ,

Loved by 1 person

Sputnik Sweetheart

By Haruki Murakami , Philip Gabriel (translator) ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

Loved by 1 person

Nation

By Terry Pratchett ,

December on 5C4

By Adam Strassberg ,

Silver Lady

By Susan E. Sage ,

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

By Robin Gregory ,

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

By W.B.J. Williams ,

The Drum Tree

By Catherine V. Wolf ,

A Knotty Problem

By Maureen Thorpe ,

The best magical realism books of the 2000s

The books our community loved the most.

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

The Time Traveler's Wife

The Master and Margarita

Coraline

Books from our members

December on 5C4

Silver Lady

The Lovely Bones

Kafka on the Shore

Books from our members

December on 5C4

Silver Lady

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

White Is for Witching

The Coroner's Lunch

Books from our members

December on 5C4

Silver Lady

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

Wizard of the Crow

The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break

Books from our members

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

Books from our members

December on 5C4

Silver Lady

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

The Drum Tree

Garden Spells

The Ten Thousand Things

Monster Island

Widdershins

Books from our members

December on 5C4

Silver Lady

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

The Drum Tree

A Knotty Problem

Big Machine

Books from our members

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

The Drum Tree

A Knotty Problem

City of the Beasts

Books from our members

The Drum Tree

A Knotty Problem

Forever

Tapping the Dream Tree

Enchanted, Inc.

The Angel's Game

Books from our members

The Drum Tree

A Knotty Problem

Books from our members

December on 5C4

Silver Lady

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War

The Drum Tree

A Knotty Problem

Blackberry Wine

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

The Aleph

The Vet's Daughter

Sputnik Sweetheart

Books from our members

A Knotty Problem

Nation

Books from our members

December on 5C4

Silver Lady

The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman

Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War