Not Your Normal Novel

Novels with non-human (even inanimate) narrators:

Updated October 10, 2024
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Pod : a novel
Paull, Laline
Paper Book
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION* An astonishing and immersive new novel, Pod takes the reader into the depths of the ocean--and into the world of its fascinating inhabitants--through the eyes of the beautiful Ea, a spinner dolphin. Laline...
The pages
Hamilton, Hugo
Paper Book
An entirely original novel in which a book--Joseph Roth's masterpiece Rebellion--narrates its own astonishing life story, from 1930s Germany to the present day, at the heart of a gripping mystery.   "A powerful, powerful piece of work." --Colum McCann, best...
I, Mona Lisa
Solomons, Natasha
Paper Book
'[A] lively, tender tale . . . In her zingy new novel [Solomons] gives the Mona Lisa . . . power, casting her as the fanciful narrator of her own story' THE TIMES 'A wonderfully written story of art, but also of obsession, friendship and love - I absolutely adored this...
The axeman's carnival
Chidgey, Catherine
Paper Book
A dazzling portrayal of humanity and the natural world that perfectly balances violence and humour.

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