Reality, a Little to the Left (12 books)

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Not quite southern/southwestern gothic (sometimes but not always). Not quite existential horror (but that's there too). This is a list of books that merge the mundane and unfathomable in uniquely exquisite ways.

It's like getting into a fight with a dark elder god in a Denny's parking lot, and hopefully winning.

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1	Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire 3.65 avg rating — 7,147 ratings score: 197, 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
2	American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 8,837 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
2	A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness 4.34 avg rating — 295,957 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
2	Unger House Radicals by Chris Kelso (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 53 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
2	Memoir: The Cathartic Night by Aman Tiwari (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 5 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
2	Jackalope Wives and Other Stories by T. Kingfisher 4.47 avg rating — 2,433 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
7	Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 11,002 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
7	Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 6,885 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
9	The Company Man by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 1,330 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
9	Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 24,474 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
11	The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 664,883 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
12	When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 11,350 ratings score: 96, 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