6 best-selling novels books like Hark by Sam Lipsyte

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Hark

By: Sam Lipsyte

3.15

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant send-up of our contemporary culture from Sam Lipsyte, the critically acclaimed author o…

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1. The Refugees

By: Viet Thanh Nguyen

3.87

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

From a young Vietnamese refugee who suffers profound culture shock when he comes to live with two g… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Her routine was as predictable as the rotation of the earth."

-Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Refugees

"But what does one say to a ghost, except to ask why he was here? I was afraid of the answer, so instead I said, 'What took you so long?"

-Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Refugees

"I had seen Star Wars a dozen times on video tape, and if anyone was so deprived as to have not watched it even once, then the country in which he lived surely needed a revolution."

-Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Refugees

"Aren't you afraid of ghosts?" I asked. Over the line, in the silence, the static hissed. "You aren't afraid of the things you believe in," he said. This, too, I wrote in his memoir, even though I had…"

-Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Refugees

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2. Tenth of December

By: George Saunders

3.98

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an u… read more

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  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Ted, I swear to God, quothe he."

-George Saunders, Tenth of December

"Every step was a victory. He had to remember that."

-George Saunders, Tenth of December

"Why was she dancing? No reason. Just alive, I guess."

-George Saunders, Tenth of December

"The thing about girls? Suzanne said. Is we are more content-driven."

-George Saunders, Tenth of December

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3. The Hanged Man's Song (Kidd & LuEllen, #4)

By: John Sandford

4.11

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In The Hanged Man's Song, a super-hacker friend of Kidd's named Bobby suddenly disappears from cybe… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook

4. In Persuasion Nation

By: George Saunders

3.87

Format: 291 pages, Paperback

The stories In Persuasion Nationare easily his best work yet. "The Red Bow,"about a town consumed b… read more

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5. CivilWarLand in Bad Decline

By: George Saunders

3.87

Format: 291 pages, Paperback

Six short stories and a novella. Set in a dystopian near-future in which America has become little … read more

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6. Extreme Prey (Lucas Davenport, #26)

By: John Sandford

3.95

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author and Pulitz… read more

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7. Rupert Wong, Cannibal Chef

By: Cassandra Khaw

5.00

Format: None pages,

It's not unusual to work two jobs in this day and age, but sorcerer and former triad soldier Rupert… read more

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8. Pineapple Grenade (Serge Storms, #15)

By: Tim Dorsey

4.00

Format: None pages,

"The undisputed king of the comic crime novel." --Providence Journal "I guarantee Dorsey will never… read more

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9. Long Division

By: Kiese Laymon

3.96

Format: 433 pages, Paperback

Kiese Laymon's debut novel is a Twain-esque exploration of celebrity, authorship, violence, religio… read more

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10. Pastoralia

By: George Saunders

4.34

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

From an author named by The New Yorker as one of the "20 Best American Fiction Writers Under 40," a… read more

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11. Harbor Lights

By: James Lee Burke

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from “America’s best novelist” ( Denver Post ), the… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Jawbone

By: Mónica Ojeda

3.71

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Fernanda and Annelise are so close they are practically sisters: a double image, inseparable. So ho… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Una bala que sale y luego regresa para darte en el corazón: eso es una hija."

-Mónica Ojeda, Jawbone

" A veces me gusta imaginar que el universo es el cadáver de Dios descomponiéndose , le dijo Annelise durante una tarde de clases extra. Imagine, Miss Clara, que fuéramos solo eso: la enorme y flotant…"

-Mónica Ojeda, Jawbone

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13. The Netanyahus

By: Joshua Cohen

3.80

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Corbin College, not-quite-upstate New York, winter 1959-1960: Ruben Blum, a Jewish historian - but … read more

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  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • novels
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14. Something New Under the Sun

By: Alexandra Kleeman

3.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A novelist discovers the dark side of Hollywood and reckons with a… read more

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  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • novels
"Why was the only choice paper or plastic, rathern than being able to choose to buy nothing at all?"

-Alexandra Kleeman, Something New Under the Sun

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15. Red Pill

By: Hari Kunzru

3.67

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the widely acclaimed author of White Tears, a bold new novel about searching for order in a w… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • audiobook
"Now what I think of when I think of my “self"

-Hari Kunzru, Red Pill

"You do strike me more as the secular type. A believer in progress, religion of the liberals."

-Hari Kunzru, Red Pill

"Plot is the artificial reduction of life’s complexity and randomness. It is a way to give aesthetic form to reality."

-Hari Kunzru, Red Pill

"Ο άνθρωπος μόνος του είναι κρέας για τους λύκους. Έτσι μας θέλουν. Απομονωμένους. Θηράματα. Άρα πρέπει να βρούμε ο ένας τον άλλον. Πρέπει να θυμόμαστε ότι δεν μπορούμε να υπάρξουμε μόνοι."

-Hari Kunzru, Red Pill

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16. The Constant Rabbit

By: Jasper Fforde

4.07

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Peter Knox lives quietly in one of those small country villages that's up for the Village Garden of… read more

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  • humor
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"She was named Jocaminca fforkes, with two small 'f's - as if having two 'f's wasn't pretentious enough"

-Jasper Fforde, The Constant Rabbit

"Rabbits never drove fast. They like to enjoy the view, didn't much care for speed and besides, it was wasteful of fuel. If you want to get somewhere a long way away, just leave early. Days, if that's…"

-Jasper Fforde, The Constant Rabbit

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17. Dr. No

By: Percival Everett

3.71

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

A sly, madcap novel about supervillains and nothing, really, from an American novelist whose star k… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • audiobook
"You sound like a physicist," she said. "There's no need to be insulting."

-Percival Everett, Dr. No

"When you step on the gas, do it gently, softly, slowly. Okay? All right, let's try it again. Gently. Treat it like you would a woman." "I would never step on a woman."

-Percival Everett, Dr. No

"And like my BIPDIP husband, it's never been out of the state, not even to Boston." "BIPDIP?" "Born in Providence, died in Providence. We actually honeymooned in Newport. I hate him so much."

-Percival Everett, Dr. No

"Now here he was, tailored iron-gray suit, thin maroon tie, a maroon handkerchief peeking out from his breast pocket. His oxblood wing tips gleamed. He looked like a supervillain or, worse, an upper-c…"

-Percival Everett, Dr. No

Cover of At the End of Every Day by Arianna  Reiche

18. At the End of Every Day

By: Arianna Reiche

2.80

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this haunting debut novel—perfect for fans of Iain Reid, Jeff VanderMeer, and Julia Armfield—a l… read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. 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

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  • audiobook
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. The Book of Elsewhere

By: Keanu Reeves

3.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Miéville team up on this genre-bending epic … read more

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  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Hark by Sam Lipsyte

21. Hark

By: Sam Lipsyte

3.15

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant send-up of our contemporary culture from Sam Lipsyte, the critically acclaimed author o… read more

Similar categories in Sam Lipsyte's Hark book and Sam Lipsyte's Hark

  • literary fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • comedy
  • audiobook

14 Best fiction books like Hark by Sam Lipsyte

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Viet Thanh Nguyen

3.87

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Tenth of December

George Saunders

3.98

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John Sandford

4.11

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Harbor Lights

James Lee Burke

3.92

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The Clasp

Sloane Crosley

4.00

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Square Wave

Mark de Silva

4.01

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All Our Names

Dinaw Mengestu

3.31

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3.19

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