7 best-selling magical realism books like The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre by Cho yeeun

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The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

By: Cho yeeun

3.51

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

At New Seoul Park, Korea’s greatest theme park, an enigmatic man tempts visitors with a mysterious …

"I couldn't help but feel empty inside as I thought about all the moments of my life fading away like that. What was I, after all, if all the memories that made me up were gone?"

-Cho yeeun, The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

"I couldn't help but feel empty inside as I thought about all the moments of my life fading away like that. What was I, after all, if all the memories that made me up were gone?"

-Cho yeeun, The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

If you liked the magical realism plot in The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre by Cho yeeun , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of DallerGut Dream Department Store by Lee Mi-ye

1. DallerGut Dream Department Store

By: Lee Mi-ye

3.79

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

|| THE NO.1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD|| In a mysterious town that lies h… read more

Similar categories in Lee Mi-ye's DallerGut Dream Department Store book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • magical realism
  • asia
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
  • mystery
"Adakalanya kekhawatiran kemarin menghilang seperti salju yang meleleh atau kekuatan untuk hidup menjalani hari ini muncul hanya dengan tidur yang nyenyak"

-Lee Mi-ye, DallerGut Dream Department Store

"Adakalanya kekhawatiran kemarin menghilang seperti salju yang meleleh atau kekuatan untuk hidup menjalani hari ini muncul hanya dengan tidur yang nyenyak."

-Lee Mi-ye, DallerGut Dream Department Store

"I don't think humans are some self-driving car racing toward the finish line. We must own our lives, start the engine ourselves, and sometimes put on brakes."

-Lee Mi-ye, DallerGut Dream Department Store

"I believe there are two ways to love your life, Penny. The first is to work hard to change your life when you feel unsatisfied.' 'That seems about right.' Penny nods. 'The second option may look easi…"

-Lee Mi-ye, DallerGut Dream Department Store

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2. Butter

By: Asako Yuzuki

3.60

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist inten… read more

Similar categories in Asako Yuzuki's Butter book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Dessert was home-made candied chestnuts, chiffon cake baked with amazake and rice flour, and cups of gingery chai. Biting into the cake, Rika discovered that it was perfectly fluffy, with a pleasing …"

-Asako Yuzuki, Butter

"Soon after, Rika heard the sizzle of butter melting in a hot frying pan. It smelt to her like life itself. Maybe because it was animal fat, there was rough, raw depth and fragrance to its smell, whic…"

-Asako Yuzuki, Butter

"Milk was originally blood. In that case, was the butter in the Babaji story actually a metaphor for all the carnage that took place under the cover of the jungle? What seemed pure, white and creamy h…"

-Asako Yuzuki, Butter

"The whipped butter had already started melting across the waffles' latticed brown surface, creating a golden trickling waterfall that pooled in their hollows. Rika bit into the dough, savoring how ju…"

-Asako Yuzuki, Butter

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3. Mongrel

By: Hanako Footman

4.38

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, supp… read more

Similar categories in Hanako Footman's Mongrel book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • asian literature
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
"Hold onto the things that you have forgotten. Let go of the things that you remember."

-Hanako Footman, Mongrel

Cover of Your Utopia by Bora Chung

4. Your Utopia

By: Bora Chung

3.65

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

By the internationally acclaimed author of Cursed Bunny, in another thrilling translation from the … read more

Similar categories in Bora Chung's Your Utopia book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • asia
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
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5. Lost in the Garden

By: Adam S. Leslie

3.73

Format: 446 pages, Paperback

"Like an old wives’ tale, like a piece of wisdom passed down through generations which no one quest… read more

Similar categories in Adam S. Leslie's Lost in the Garden book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
Cover of A Darker Shade of Noir: New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers (Akashic Noir) by Joyce Carol Oates

6. A Darker Shade of Noir: New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers (Akashic Noir)

By: Joyce Carol Oates

3.76

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Joyce Carol Oates assembles an outstanding cast of authors—including Margaret Atwood, Tananarive Du… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Carol Oates's A Darker Shade of Noir: New Stories of Body Horror by Women Writers (Akashic Noir) book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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7. Walking Practice

By: Dolki Min

3.59

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Squid Game meets The Left Hand of Darkness meets Under the Skin in this radical literary sensation … read more

Similar categories in Dolki Min's Walking Practice book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"I’ve invested close to ten years of my time figuring out what exactly their criteria are. My conclusion is that there are no such criteria."

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"Criteria are like glass. As long as they are respected and held without dropping them, they’ll stay solid and won’t break. I made myself complicit in humanity’s scam and adapted myself to the local e…"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"Do I exist in the same physical space as other people? Can I really seek joy and pleasure together with them? Why does the path become narrower the further I walk down it? Why is every place I go to …"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"He’s a real fucking dog. Ah, forgive me. I’ve accidentally lumped dogs in with the likes of him. I would like to give a sincere apology to all the dogs of Earth. I can almost hear their complaints no…"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

Cover of Asa: The Girl Who Turned into a Pair of Chopsticks by Natsuko Imamura

8. Asa: The Girl Who Turned into a Pair of Chopsticks

By: Natsuko Imamura

3.47

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The startling first collection of dark, surreal, and unsettling stories from the international priz… read more

Similar categories in Natsuko Imamura's Asa: The Girl Who Turned into a Pair of Chopsticks book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • asian literature
  • short stories
  • magical realism
  • fiction
Cover of A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon

9. 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 Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • magical realism
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"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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10. Fragile Animals

By: Genevieve Jagger

3.61

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When an ex-catholic woman develops a sexual relationship with a vampire, she is forced to confront … read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Jagger's Fragile Animals book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • literary fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Supplication by Nour Abi-Nakhoul

11. 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 Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • thriller
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

12. 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 Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Invisible Hotel by Yeji Y. Ham

13. 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 Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • literary fiction
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • horror
  • asian literature
Cover of Cannibals by Shin'ya Tanaka

14. Cannibals

By: Shin'ya Tanaka

2.92

Format: 70 pages, Kindle Edition

During the hot, dry summer of 1988, in a forgotten neighborhood known as the riverside, seventeen-y… read more

Similar categories in Shin'ya Tanaka's Cannibals book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • asian literature
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Third Love by Hiromi Kawakami

15. The Third Love

By: Hiromi Kawakami

3.36

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Having married her childhood sweetheart, Riko now finds herself trapped in a relationship that has … read more

Similar categories in Hiromi Kawakami's The Third Love book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • asian literature
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Toward Eternity by Anton Hur

16. Toward Eternity

By: Anton Hur

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

What does it mean to be human in a world where technology is quickly catching up to biology? In … read more

Similar categories in Anton Hur's Toward Eternity book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • literary fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre by Cho yeeun

17. The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

By: Cho yeeun

3.51

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

At New Seoul Park, Korea’s greatest theme park, an enigmatic man tempts visitors with a mysterious … read more

Similar categories in Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • literary fiction
  • magical realism
  • asia
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • asian literature
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • mystery
"I couldn't help but feel empty inside as I thought about all the moments of my life fading away like that. What was I, after all, if all the memories that made me up were gone?"

-Cho yeeun, The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

Cover of Tongueless by Lau Yee-Wa

18. Tongueless

By: Lau Yee-Wa

3.88

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping psychological thriller that sheds light on the current political situation in Hong Kong.… read more

Similar categories in Lau Yee-Wa's Tongueless book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • literary fiction
  • asia
  • fiction
  • horror
  • asian literature
  • thriller
"Many questions in the world don’t have answers, and even if you get an answer, what can be changed?"

-Lau Yee-Wa, Tongueless

Cover of Private Rites by Julia Armfield

19. Private Rites

By: Julia Armfield

3.92

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, c… read more

Similar categories in Julia Armfield's Private Rites book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • horror
"To be misunderstood is one thing, but the curious hostility of a sibling's approach lies less in what they miss than in the strange backdated nature of the things they choose to know. A person can be…"

-Julia Armfield, Private Rites

Cover of Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) by Nathan Ballingrud

20. Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1)

By: Nathan Ballingrud

4.18

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Crypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into th… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Ballingrud's Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Marigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun

21. The Marigold Mind Laundry

By: Jungeun Yun

3.40

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the Marigold Mind Laundry, where we wash away the stains from your heart. In this enc… read more

Similar categories in Jungeun Yun's The Marigold Mind Laundry book and Cho yeeun's The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre

  • literary fiction
  • magical realism
  • asia
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy

21 must-read fiction books like The New Seoul Park Jelly Massacre by Cho yeeun

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DallerGut Dream Department Store

Lee Mi-ye

3.79

Transform Your Habits

Butter

Asako Yuzuki

3.60

Transform Your Habits

Mongrel

Hanako Footman

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Your Utopia

Bora Chung

3.65

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19 Top fiction books like DallerGut Dream Department Store by Lee Mi-ye

Transform Your Habits

La asombrosa tienda de la señora Yeom

Kim Ho-yeon

4.04

Transform Your Habits

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Lee Mi-ye

3.79

Transform Your Habits

More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)

Satoshi Yagisawa

3.87

Transform Your Habits

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Satoshi Yagisawa

3.65

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