21 Best fiction books like The Invisible Hotel by Yeji Y. Ham

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The Invisible Hotel

By: Yeji Y. Ham

3.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A work of literary horror in the gothic tradition, The Invisible Hotel is a startling, speculative …

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1. 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

Similar categories in Jennifer Croft's The Extinction of Irena Rey book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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2. Exhibit

By: R.O. Kwon

3.24

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author R. O. Kwon, an exhilarating, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between… read more

Similar categories in R.O. Kwon's Exhibit book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. My Darling Dreadful Thing

By: Johanna van Veen

3.89

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

In a world where the dead can wake and walk among us, what is truly real? Roos Beckman has a spi… read more

Similar categories in Johanna van Veen's My Darling Dreadful Thing book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • gothic
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"The question everyone wants answered is this: Was I or was I not actually possessed? But it is not so simple as that."

-Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing

"There’s a reason the word ‘haunting’ is rarely used in a positive way. To never be free of someone, well, that’s not always a comfort."

-Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing

"It’s a dangerous thing, to try and give someone everything. One day, you might find you’ve given away things you should’ve kept. Some parts of us must remain inviolate if we are to survive as a perso…"

-Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing

"I was never a happy child. I think that, if I had been, things would have gone very differently with me. For one, I don’t think Ruth would have become my constant companion. Spirits like her are not …"

-Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing

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4. Grey Dog

By: Elliott Gish

3.96

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A subversive literary horror novel that disrupts the tropes of women’s historical fiction with delu… read more

Similar categories in Elliott Gish's Grey Dog book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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5. youthjuice

By: E.K. Sathue

3.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

American Psycho meets The Devil Wears Prada: outrageous body horror for the goop generation A 29… read more

Similar categories in E.K. Sathue's youthjuice book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • contemporary
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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6. Parasol Against the Axe

By: Helen Oyeyemi

3.22

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The prize-winning, bestselling author of Peaces and Gingerbread returns with a novel about competit… read more

Similar categories in Helen Oyeyemi's Parasol Against the Axe book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • literary fiction
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
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7. Fervor

By: Toby Lloyd

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A chilling and unforgettable story of a close-knit Jewish family in London pushed to the brink when… read more

Similar categories in Toby Lloyd's Fervor book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • literary fiction
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • horror
  • adult
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8. Kittentits

By: Holly Wilson

3.19

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A feral, heart-busting, absurdist debut about Molly, a rambunctious and bawdy ten-year-old searchin… read more

Similar categories in Holly Wilson's Kittentits book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • literary fiction
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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9. Ocean's Godori

By: Elaine U. Cho

3.67

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Ocean Yoon has never felt like much of a Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haeny… read more

Similar categories in Elaine U. Cho's Ocean's Godori book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • adult
  • fiction
"She asks, "Do you ever want to go back to Mars?" "It's a weird little place," he replies. "Stuck in its ways. I feel more like a Martian when I'm not there, if that makes sense."

-Elaine U. Cho, Ocean's Godori

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10. Thirst

By: Marina Yuszczuk

3.58

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Across two different time periods, two women confront fear, loneliness, mortality, and a haunting y… read more

Similar categories in Marina Yuszczuk's Thirst book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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11. A Magical Girl Retires

By: Park Seolyeon

3.63

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful… read more

Similar categories in Park Seolyeon's A Magical Girl Retires book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • adult
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"The person I loved and respected the most in the world called me a genius; therefore, I was a genius."

-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires

"If I could become a magical girl at twenty-nine, then surely it was never too late to become a watchmaker."

-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires

"Grandfather, I just love watches. When I look at them, I just... It's like they're a whole universe. The universe itself. Even the smallest watch."

-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires

"She had a point. I mean, when did my own girlhood begin and end, exactly? I couldn't quite circle a lasso around it, but I knew, at least, when it had ended. Three years ago, when Grandfather died."

-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires

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12. Eynhallow

By: Tim McGregor

4.29

Format: 178 pages, Hardcover

ORKNEY ISLANDS, 1797 – Agnes Tulloch feels a little cheated. This windswept place is not the island… read more

Similar categories in Tim McGregor's Eynhallow book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • gothic
  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • horror
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13. The Night Guest

By: Hildur Knútsdóttir

3.67

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Hildur Knutsdottir's The Night Guest is an eerie and ensnaring story set in contemporary Reykjavík … read more

Similar categories in Hildur Knútsdóttir's The Night Guest book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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14. Brat

By: Gabriel Smith

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From a provocative new literary talent, a hilarious and haunted novel featuring an unlikable protag… read more

Similar categories in Gabriel Smith's Brat book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • gothic
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • horror
  • adult
"I chose this one. This is the one I care about."

-Gabriel Smith, Brat

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15. The Garden

By: Clare Beams

3.33

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of a secret garden with unknown powers fuels this page-turning and psychologically th… read more

Similar categories in Clare Beams's The Garden book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • gothic
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horror
  • adult
Cover of Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima

16. Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil

By: Ananda Lima

3.52

Format: 181 pages, Hardcover

At a Halloween party in 1999, a writer slept with the devil. She sees him again and again throughou… read more

Similar categories in Ananda Lima's Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • literary fiction
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • horror
  • adult
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17. Supplication

By: Nour Abi-Nakhoul

2.67

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

A hallucinatory literary horror novel set deeply in the consciousness of a woman exploring a change… read more

Similar categories in Nour Abi-Nakhoul's Supplication book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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18. The Eyes Are the Best Part

By: Monika Kim

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of mu… read more

Similar categories in Monika Kim's The Eyes Are the Best Part book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • contemporary
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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19. The Invisible Hotel

By: Yeji Y. Ham

3.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A work of literary horror in the gothic tradition, The Invisible Hotel is a startling, speculative … read more

Similar categories in Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • gothic
  • literary fiction
  • magical realism
  • novels
  • fiction
  • horror
  • asian literature
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
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20. Smothermoss

By: Alisa Alering

3.57

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A haunting, imaginative, and twisting tale of two sisters and the menacing, unexplained forces that… read more

Similar categories in Alisa Alering's Smothermoss book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • gothic
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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21. Sacrificial Animals

By: Kailee Pedersen

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by Kailee Pedersen's own journey being adopted from Nanning, China in 1996 and growing up … read more

Similar categories in Kailee Pedersen's Sacrificial Animals book and Yeji Y. Ham's The Invisible Hotel

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"Young and having barely grown his first pair of antlers he is innocent of this fatal desire to engrave himself into the body of another. Reworking and remaking the fabric of his destiny, skin against…"

-Kailee Pedersen, Sacrificial Animals

"At dinner parties he might say, I'm from Nebraska, and you? Wih the smug self-indulgence of a man who is from somewhere but no longer inhabits it, has no longer any need of that place called Stag's C…"

-Kailee Pedersen, Sacrificial Animals

"At dinner parties he might say, I'm from Nebraska, and you? With the smug self-indulgence of a man who is from somewhere but no longer inhabits it, has no longer any need of that place called Stag's …"

-Kailee Pedersen, Sacrificial Animals

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3.26

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3.24

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3.21

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Helen Oyeyemi

3.22

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A.E. Gauntlett

3.32

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3.67

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Josh Winning

3.69

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