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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 779 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,161,625 ratings — published 1967
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
by (shelved 389 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.11 — 582,322 ratings — published 2002
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The House of the Spirits The House of the Spirits (Paperback)
by (shelved 355 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.31 — 353,049 ratings — published 1982
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 265 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,145,986 ratings — published 2011
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Paperback)
by (shelved 253 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.14 — 328,009 ratings — published 1994
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Like Water for Chocolate Like Water for Chocolate (Paperback)
by (shelved 248 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.95 — 407,433 ratings — published 1989
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Love in the Time of Cholera Love in the Time of Cholera (Paperback)
by (shelved 241 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.94 — 566,340 ratings — published 1985
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Midnight’s Children Midnight’s Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 241 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.97 — 137,294 ratings — published 1981
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The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1) The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 238 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,718,410 ratings — published 2020
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Paperback)
by (shelved 231 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.01 — 668,470 ratings — published 2013
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 227 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.27 — 456,884 ratings — published 1967
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Red Russia Red Russia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 220 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,535 ratings — published 2017
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1) Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
by (shelved 218 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.64 — 788,551 ratings — published 2015
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
by (shelved 189 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.95 — 351,327 ratings — published 2009
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Piranesi Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 163 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.19 — 605,537 ratings — published 2020
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Beloved Beloved (Paperback)
by (shelved 160 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.99 — 519,845 ratings — published 1987
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 144 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,793,604 ratings — published 2001
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 141 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,786,352 ratings — published 1988
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.97 — 256,221 ratings — published 1981
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 135 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,649,325 ratings — published 2020
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The Satanic Verses The Satanic Verses (Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.71 — 73,956 ratings — published 1988
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
by (shelved 135 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.31 — 759,904 ratings — published 2001
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.11 — 159,072 ratings — published 1985
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Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)
by (shelved 132 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.07 — 111,385 ratings — published 2007
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The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (Hardcover)
by (shelved 124 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.02 — 43,667 ratings — published 2014
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Pedro Páramo Pedro Páramo (Paperback)
by (shelved 121 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.04 — 114,210 ratings — published 1955
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A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3) A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
by (shelved 116 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.94 — 147,765 ratings — published 1982
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Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1) Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1)
by (shelved 116 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.69 — 192,340 ratings — published 1995
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After Dark After Dark (Hardcover)
by (shelved 111 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.74 — 199,433 ratings — published 2004
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Weyward Weyward (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.05 — 475,878 ratings — published 2023
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The Snow Child The Snow Child (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 106 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.02 — 184,113 ratings — published 2012
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,583,574 ratings — published 1915
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Exit West Exit West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 102 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.73 — 155,829 ratings — published 2017
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The Starless Sea The Starless Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.83 — 244,626 ratings — published 2019
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The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.25 — 69,808 ratings — published 2010
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Of Love and Other Demons Of Love and Other Demons (Paperback)
by (shelved 91 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.94 — 91,341 ratings — published 1994
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The Seven Year Slip The Seven Year Slip (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.14 — 725,127 ratings — published 2023
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The Girl Who Chased the Moon The Girl Who Chased the Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 89 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.97 — 64,898 ratings — published 2010
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A Tale for the Time Being A Tale for the Time Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 89 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.06 — 141,189 ratings — published 2013
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Ficciones Ficciones (Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.39 — 84,717 ratings — published 1944
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Sputnik Sweetheart Sputnik Sweetheart (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.82 — 190,606 ratings — published 1999
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Eva Luna Eva Luna (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.01 — 61,985 ratings — published 1987
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 84 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,882,013 ratings — published 2003
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,621,830 ratings — published 2022
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Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.04 — 103,959 ratings — published 1988
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American Gods American Gods (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 78 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,008,880 ratings — published 2001
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The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
by (shelved 77 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 4.13 — 134,428 ratings — published 2013
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The Sugar Queen The Sugar Queen (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 77 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.99 — 58,318 ratings — published 2008
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Bone Gap Bone Gap (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 76 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.80 — 30,834 ratings — published 2015
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Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as magic-realism)
avg rating 3.98 — 780,756 ratings — published 1987
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“Strength, courage and fire to pursue the unknown.”
― Maya Realm, Roam Within: Macallah and the White World of Light

James Cañón
“So what if those stupid roosters don't want to crow?
If we've learned to live without men, we can learn to live without cocks.”
― James Cañón

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