Not Your Normal Novel

Novels with non-human (even inanimate) narrators:

Updated October 10, 2024
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The Pages
Hamilton, Hugo.
Paper Book
'A rich, strange book. Very truthful and moving' Tessa Hadley   'A terrific, engrossing novel' Roddy Doyle 'A masterpiece' Sebastian Barry The new novel about the transformative power of art, the weight of history...
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...
Pod
Paull, Laline.
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION, 2023 'Knocked my socks off . . . it is set entirely in the ocean. It's not science fiction. It's realistic. It's set in the here and now . . . And it's fascinating' Barbara Kingsolver in the New York Times ...
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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