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
HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books...

Narrated by Death.

Room a novel
Donoghue, Emma, 1969-
Paper Book
Now a major Oscar-winning film starring Brie Larson Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize Jack is five. He lives with his Ma. They live in a single, locked room. They don't have the key. Jack and Ma are prisoners. Room...

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
Soon to be a major motion picture, this heart-warming and inspirational tale follows Enzo, a loyal family dog, tells the story of his human family, how they nearly fell apart, and what he did to bring them back together. Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: he thinks...

Narrated by a dog.

The lovely bones a novel
Sebold, Alice.
Audiobook
Susie Salmon is speaking to us from heaven. It looks a lot like her school playground. There are counsellors to help newcomers adjust, and friends to room with. Everything she wants appears as soon as she thinks of it - except the thing she wants most: to be back with the people she loved. From...

Narrated by a girl who was murdered.

Leech [electronic resource]
Ennes, Hiron.
Paper Book
'Unique and utterly assured, I will follow this writer anywhere' - Gillian Flynn, author of Gone GirlIn the baron's icebound castle, a parasite is spreading . . . From Hiron Ennes, Leech is an atmospheric Gothic triumph, perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.In an isolated...

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


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