11 must-read literary fiction books like The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman

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The Museum of Human History

By: Rebekah Bergman

3.50

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

Complex, philosophically searching, and gorgeously rendered, Rebekah Bergman’s The Museum of Human …

If you liked the literary fiction plot in The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. The Great Transition

By: Nick Fuller Googins

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Station Eleven and The Ministry for the Future, this richly imaginative, immersive, and… read more

Similar categories in Nick Fuller Googins's The Great Transition book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"What it came down to was saving each other’s butts."

-Nick Fuller Googins, The Great Transition

"Inside every battery is a piece of a storm when you think about it"

-Nick Fuller Googins, The Great Transition

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2. The Extinction of Irena Rey

By: Jennifer Croft

3.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the International Booker Prize–winning translator and Women's Prize finalist, a propulsive, be… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The sun was higher, a white light between the birches that arched and bared their lenticels, shimmering their leaves."

-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey

"Glittering crystalline rainbows extended in every direction, while gentle gold beams swept between the softened trees that sparkled and beckoned and forbade."

-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey

"It was a new moon, but the stars of the northern hemisphere transformed her slim sinuous home, converting the oak strips on the convex walls into quicksilver that momentarily held the frenzied shadow…"

-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey

"It was barely spring in the southern hemisphere, and Buenos Aires was not yet soft, or sumptuous, or purple.* *I wasn't sure what this meant at first, but when I asked this author to explain it, she …"

-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey

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3. Beautyland

By: Marie-Helene Bertino

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Parakeet, Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a wise, tender novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Marie-Helene Bertino's Beautyland book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • literary fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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4. After World

By: Debbie Urbanski

3.30

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The story of an Artificial Intelligence tasked with writing a novel—only for it to fall in love wit… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Urbanski's After World book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • speculative fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Terrace Story

By: Hilary Leichter

3.58

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed novel Temporary, an intimate exploration of time, a fable about lo… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Of course, I know the details. I just reject your premise," the woman said. "What premise?" "The premise that there is no love when a person is alone."

-Hilary Leichter, Terrace Story

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6. Dead in Long Beach, California

By: Venita Blackburn

3.16

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

"This book rewired my brain; it's a bonafide knockout." ―Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth "Y… read more

Similar categories in Venita Blackburn's Dead in Long Beach, California book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1)

By: Bethany Jacobs

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

A dangerous cat-and-mouse quest for revenge. An empire that spans star systems, built on the bones … read more

Similar categories in Bethany Jacobs's These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1) book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. The Cemetery of Untold Stories

By: Julia Alvarez

3.68

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

Literary icon Julia Alvarez returns with an inventive and emotional novel about storytelling itself… read more

Similar categories in Julia Alvarez's The Cemetery of Untold Stories book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. The Other Valley

By: Scott Alexander Howard

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A literary speculative novel about an isolated town neighbored by its own past and future Sixtee… read more

Similar categories in Scott Alexander Howard's The Other Valley book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • literary fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. The Deep Sky

By: Yume Kitasei

3.71

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

Yume Kitasei's The Deep Sky is an enthralling sci fi thriller debut about a mission into deep space… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"...wanting to prove they were strong enough to withstand anything. Except strength could make you brittle. Big enough impact, and you splinter."

-Yume Kitasei, The Deep Sky

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11. Land of Milk and Honey

By: C Pam Zhang

3.54

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning author of How Much of These Hills Is Gold returns with a rapturous and revelatory… read more

Similar categories in C Pam Zhang's Land of Milk and Honey book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • audiobook
" Real food is whatever cooks are proud to make. "

-C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey

"We all die. We have only the choice, if we are privileged, of whether death comes with a whimper or a bang; of what worlds we taste before we go."

-C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey

"My employer was attuned to patterns of human behavior in which he could not take part; because he failed to be swept up in their currents, he could, from his remove, map the tides."

-C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey

"What sustains in the end are doomed romances, and nicotine, and crappy peanut butter, damn the additives and cholesterol because life is finite and not all nourishment can be measured."

-C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey

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12. Time's Mouth

By: Edan Lepucki

3.84

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Edan Lepucki comes an enthralling saga about family secrets … read more

Similar categories in Edan Lepucki's Time's Mouth book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. Nonfiction

By: Julie Myerson

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

This is definitely not a ghost story. But for a while after you’re gone, I see you everywhere. E… read more

Similar categories in Julie Myerson's Nonfiction book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
Cover of The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman

14. The Museum of Human History

By: Rebekah Bergman

3.50

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

Complex, philosophically searching, and gorgeously rendered, Rebekah Bergman’s The Museum of Human … read more

Similar categories in Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • literary fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories

By: GennaRose Nethercott

3.76

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

From the author of the breakout fantasy novel Thistlefoot : a collection of dark fairytales and fra… read more

Similar categories in GennaRose Nethercott's Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind by Molly McGhee

16. Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

By: Molly McGhee

3.50

Format: 304 pages, None

Jonathan Abernathy is drowning in debt. If he can appear to be competent at his new job, he might h… read more

Similar categories in Molly McGhee's Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • science fiction fantasy
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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17. In Universes

By: Emet North

3.95

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Raffi works in an observational cosmology lab, searching for dark matter and trying to hide how lit… read more

Similar categories in Emet North's In Universes book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle  Korn

18. Yours for the Taking

By: Gabrielle Korn

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The year is 2050. Ava and her girlfriend live in what's left of Brooklyn, and though they love each… read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Korn's Yours for the Taking book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. We Are a Haunting

By: Tyriek White

3.70

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Following three generations of East New Yorkers; a debut, coming-of-age novel that mixes magical re… read more

Similar categories in Tyriek White's We Are a Haunting book and Rebekah Bergman's The Museum of Human History

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Palace of Forty Pillars by Armen Davoudian

20. The Palace of Forty Pillars

By: Armen Davoudian

4.02

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

“Brilliant and deft and heartfelt."―Richie Hofmann Wry, tender, and formally innovative, Armen Davo… read more

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21. Mother Doll

By: Katya Apekina

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A kaleidoscopic novel about the shadow of trauma in Russian history that follows four generations o… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

20 Best fiction books like The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman

Transform Your Habits

The Great Transition

Nick Fuller Googins

3.79

Transform Your Habits

The Extinction of Irena Rey

Jennifer Croft

3.26

Transform Your Habits

Beautyland

Marie-Helene Bertino

4.15

Transform Your Habits

After World

Debbie Urbanski

3.30

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20 Best fiction books like Mother Doll by Katya Apekina

Transform Your Habits

Perfume & Pain

Anna Dorn

4.06

Transform Your Habits

The Extinction of Irena Rey

Jennifer Croft

3.26

Transform Your Habits

All Fours

Miranda July

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Exhibit

R.O. Kwon

3.24

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