Fiction with Unusual Narrators

Fiction books with unusual narrators - inanimate objects, characters with unique perspectives, and more.

Updated March 24, 2024
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The book thief
Zusak, Markus.
Paper Book
This anniversary edition of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller features pages of bonus content, including marked-up manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from the author's writing notebook. "Life-changing." --The New York Times  

Narrated by Death.

The art of racing in the rain : a novel
Stein, Garth
Paper Book
Meet Enzo, the unforgettable narrator of this bittersweet and transformative story of family, love, loyalty, and hope. On the eve of his death, the wise canine takes stock of his life, recalling the sacrifices, the unexpected losses, the battles fought by his master, Denny Swift, to keep...

Narrated by a dog.

The lovely bones a novel
Sebold, Alice.

Narrated by a girl who was murdered.

Leech [electronic resource]
Ennes, Hiron.
Paper Book
"[Leech] is The Thing meets The Alienist . . . beautifully written and so strangely humane . . . I will follow this writer anywhere going forward." --Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl A surreal and horrifying debut, Hiron...

Narrator is a parasite that takes over its hosts' bodies.


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