Reality, a Little to the Left (12 books)

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 — 7,045 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 — 8,158 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 4.35 avg rating — 287,087 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) 4.27 avg rating — 52 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) 3.80 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 4.48 avg rating — 2,195 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) 3.93 avg rating — 10,793 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 — 6,651 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) 3.65 avg rating — 1,215 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: Stories by Karen Russell (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 23,970 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 — 653,848 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) 3.88 avg rating — 11,163 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