Flavorwire's 50 Excellent Fabulist Books Everyone Should Read

1.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,069,996 ratings
2.
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
American Gods (American Gods, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 978,807 ratings
3.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,327 ratings
4.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,237 ratings
5.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating — 401,074 ratings
6.
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves 3.79 avg rating — 13,004 ratings
7.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,711 ratings
8.
The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes 3.89 avg rating — 37,521 ratings
9.
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 3.95 avg rating — 333,049 ratings
10.
Eva Luna
Eva Luna really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 57,548 ratings
11.
The Brief History of the Dead
The Brief History of the Dead 3.67 avg rating — 12,561 ratings
12.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,412 ratings
13.
Cosmicomics
Cosmicomics 4.15 avg rating — 20,422 ratings
14.
Magic for Beginners
Magic for Beginners 3.80 avg rating — 10,117 ratings
15.
Ficciones
Ficciones 4.40 avg rating — 75,853 ratings
16.
City of Saints and Madmen (Ambergris, #1)
City of Saints and Madmen (Ambergris, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 7,863 ratings
17.
Jagannath
Jagannath 4.02 avg rating — 4,180 ratings
18.
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls 3.81 avg rating — 3,357 ratings
19.
Mr. Fox
Mr. Fox 3.57 avg rating — 11,452 ratings
20.
Willful Creatures
Willful Creatures really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,375 ratings
21.
The Isle of Youth: Stories
The Isle of Youth: Stories 3.89 avg rating — 1,968 ratings
22.
A Guide to Being Born
A Guide to Being Born 3.68 avg rating — 2,265 ratings
23.
The Dead Father
The Dead Father 3.76 avg rating — 2,331 ratings
24.
Sharp Teeth
Sharp Teeth 3.87 avg rating — 4,799 ratings
24.
Crystal Eaters
Crystal Eaters 3.41 avg rating — 456 ratings
26.
In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods
In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods
by: Matt Bell
3.31 avg rating — 1,574 ratings
26.
The Vanishers
The Vanishers 3.13 avg rating — 3,305 ratings
28.
Giles Goat-Boy
Giles Goat-Boy 3.75 avg rating — 2,231 ratings
29.
Dangerous Laughter
Dangerous Laughter 3.82 avg rating — 2,339 ratings
30.
Madeleine Is Sleeping
Madeleine Is Sleeping 3.46 avg rating — 1,460 ratings
31.
Pastoralia
Pastoralia 4.07 avg rating — 25,642 ratings
31.
One Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses
One Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses 3.52 avg rating — 626 ratings
31.
The City & the City
The City & the City 3.90 avg rating — 76,292 ratings
34.
Ghosts
Ghosts 3.56 avg rating — 2,538 ratings
35.
The Complete Tales of Lucy Gold
The Complete Tales of Lucy Gold 4.05 avg rating — 74 ratings
35.
Museum of the Weird
Museum of the Weird 3.75 avg rating — 892 ratings
37.
North American Lake Monsters
North American Lake Monsters 3.95 avg rating — 6,159 ratings
38.
The Age of Wire and String
The Age of Wire and String 3.70 avg rating — 1,727 ratings
38.
What I Didn't See, and Other Stories
What I Didn't See, and Other Stories 3.73 avg rating — 922 ratings
40.
Safe as Houses
Safe as Houses 4.16 avg rating — 591 ratings
41.
Duplex
Duplex 3.35 avg rating — 1,533 ratings
42.
Elect Mr. Robinson for a Better World
Elect Mr. Robinson for a Better World 3.57 avg rating — 1,680 ratings
43.
The Breast
The Breast 3.18 avg rating — 5,976 ratings
44.
The Changeling
The Changeling 3.85 avg rating — 1,788 ratings
45.
The Last Illusion
The Last Illusion 3.37 avg rating — 1,028 ratings
46.
Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day
Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day
by: Ben Loory
3.73 avg rating — 2,490 ratings
47.
פתאום דפיקה בדלת
פתאום דפיקה בדלת 3.92 avg rating — 7,970 ratings
48.
Skin Folk
Skin Folk 3.97 avg rating — 1,924 ratings
49.
Conservation of Shadows
Conservation of Shadows 4.02 avg rating — 941 ratings
50.
The Boy in His Winter: An American Novel (The American Novels)
The Boy in His Winter: An American Novel (The American Novels) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 205 ratings