Any story that involves life-sized people interacting with fictitiously small, thinking peoples with language and culture on a par with humans, if not derived from humanity themselves. Examples: The Indian in the Cupboard, The Littles, Honey I Shrunk the Kids.
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message 1: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Aug 08, 2012 06:34AM) (new)

Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) Dwarfs? Elves? Hobbits? (All smaller than humans but similar to/on par with them ...)


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads I couldn't tell; so I only went for the smallest - the Lilliputians, Borrowers, etc.


message 3: by Diana (new)

Diana Hey there! I made this list because I love stories of little people interacting with objects made for larger people (e.g. Thumbelina's cot is a walnut shell and the Borrowers use thimbles for cups and live in walls) and was hoping the Goodreads community would add some similar stories as recommendations.

I also like to read authors' imaginings of their culture, as well as the lengths they sometimes go to to avoid humans since we are giants in their eyes. Of course as a child I used to make-believe Borrowers and fairies existed somewhere in my house and garden, stealing CDs and my sister's hairbrushes (she was always losing them) in the former case and sprinkling dew or painting the spots on mushrooms in the latter. I'd like to honor that magic of imagining a secret, unnoticed world among us, in which case I suppose a few fairy stories would not be out of place!


message 4: by Carl (new)

Carl The best books about shrinking, the trilogy by Lyndsay Gutteridge.
Brilliant stories.
My tribute to these books is "The man in the Kitchen"
Love books about miniature people, adult book thrillers especially.
Surprised Gutteridge is not on this list
Look em up!


message 5: by SBC (new)

SBC @Carl, I have added the Gutteridge books. They look interesting!


message 6: by Carl (new)

Carl They are the best of this kind, a quirky little trilogy.
The Micronauts by Gordon Williams are good also.
Enjoy
let me know your thoughts

Carl


message 7: by Capn (last edited Oct 08, 2022 12:14AM) (new)

Capn EDITED - removing 3 comments here with book overflow (max 100 votes, and I found many more!). Becca has kindly added them. Removing comments for sake of tidiness!


message 8: by Becca (last edited Mar 03, 2022 07:03AM) (new)

Becca Capn wrote: "I have maxed out my 100 votes - here is another that deserves to be added to this list!

In the Land of Talking Trees: A Fantasy


I've now added this one, plus Mopsa the Fairy and Adventures by Leaf Light!


message 9: by Capn (new)

Capn Oh, thanks, Becca! :)


message 10: by Carl (new)

Carl forgot about MICRO by Michael Crichton, another ok story in this genre,


message 11: by Capn (last edited Oct 08, 2022 12:13AM) (new)

Capn EDITED - I had several comments here, and Amy (Other Amy) kindly added all of the books contained in them. Removing comments for sake of tidiness!


message 12: by Amy (Other Amy) (new)

Amy (Other Amy) I have voted to add those.


message 13: by Capn (new)

Capn Amy (Other Amy) wrote: "I have voted to add those."

Thanks so much, Amy!!! :D


message 14: by Capn (last edited Oct 07, 2022 02:52PM) (new)


message 15: by Amy (Other Amy) (new)

Amy (Other Amy) I added them :-)


message 16: by Capn (last edited Oct 08, 2022 12:09AM) (new)

Capn Thanks so much, Amy! :) I find so many of these in my travels - is it alright if I send you more in the future? I can 'comment' on your list instead of the general one.


message 17: by Amy (Other Amy) (new)

Amy (Other Amy) Totally fine by me. I sometimes do disappear into real life for a few months at a time, but I will post them whenever I see them.


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