Fable style wisdom novels (18 books)

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Fiction that reads like a fable, allegory, or other story with a clear message. Uses symbolism and demonstrates cause-effect relationships of life choices.

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1		The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 4.33 avg rating — 2,530,855 ratings score: 399, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-mi Hwang 3.98 avg rating — 22,174 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 3,646,444 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Animal Farm by George Orwell 4.02 avg rating — 4,658,278 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 179,421 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Taran Wanderer (The Chronicles of Prydain, #4) by Lloyd Alexander 4.14 avg rating — 43,759 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Cave and the Rock by Raoul C. Faure liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Mouse and His Child by Russell Hoban 3.93 avg rating — 2,682 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Dolphin and the Octopus by C.S. Simpson (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Smallest Island in the World by Chris Arro (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Shadow of the Fox (Shadow of the Fox, #1) by Julie Kagawa (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25,780 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Tale of the Unknown Island by José Saramago 3.92 avg rating — 17,859 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Elephant and the Dragon: A Fable by CS Simpson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 4.19 avg rating — 309,648 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith 4.12 avg rating — 4,953 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Over the Woodward Wall (The Up-and-Under, #1) by A. Deborah Baker 3.67 avg rating — 5,715 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		The Dog Who Dared to Dream by Sun-mi Hwang 3.74 avg rating — 3,789 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy 4.55 avg rating — 245,047 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 10 voters · list created June 5th, 2016 by Marc Maxmeister (votes) .

Tags: fable, fiction, symbolism, wisdom

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Oct 20, 2018 01:38PM

Marc Maxmeister

I created this list almost two years ago and was surprised to find a bunch of new recommendations from others to added to it! wonderful! Thanks a bunch!

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