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 Raven tower
Leckie, Ann
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 WORLD FANTASY AWARD Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this masterful first fantasy novel from Ann Leckie, New York Times...

Narrated by a god that takes the form of a rock.

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.

Room a novel
Donoghue, Emma, 1969-
Paper Book
The award-winning bestseller that became one of the most talked about and memorable novels of the decade, Room is "utterly gripping...a heart-stopping novel" (San Francisco Chronicle).   Held captive for years in a small shed, a woman and her...

Narrated by a 5-year-old boy who is trapped in a room with his mother and knows nothing of the outside world.

The art of racing in the rain [electronic resource] A Novel
Stein, Garth.
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein--a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope--a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it. "Splendid." --People "The...

Narrated by a dog.

The lovely bones a novel
Sebold, Alice.
Paper Book
"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973." So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue...

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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