12 Top fiction books like Fictional Father by Joe Ollmann

Cover of Fictional Father by Joe Ollmann

Fictional Father

By: Joe Ollmann

3.82

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

A dysfunctional family lives in the shadow of a world famous comic strip and its tyrannical creator…

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Cover of Trashed by Derf Backderf

1. Trashed

By: Derf Backderf

4.61

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Every week we pile our garbage on the curb and it disappears--like magic! The reality is anything b… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Sıradan Zaferler by Manu Larcenet, Emre Yavuz

2. Sıradan Zaferler

By: Manu Larcenet , Emre Yavuz

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Angouleme Uluslararasi Cizgi Roman Festivali En Iyi Cizgi Roman Albumu "Gercekci edebiyat ve cizgi … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction

3. Beverly

By: Nick Drnaso

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

Nick Drnaso's comics mercilessly reveal the sterile sameness of the suburbs. Connected by a series … read more

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4. The Sculptor

By: Scott McCloud

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

David Smith is giving his life for his art--literally. Thanks to a deal with Death, the young sculp… read more

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5. Factory Summers

By: Guy Delisle

3.77

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

The legendary cartoonist aims his pen and paper toward his high school summer jobFor three summers … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • canada
Cover of It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood

6. It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

By: Zoe Thorogood

4.21

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

Cartoonist Zoe Thorogood records 6 months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"And maybe that 'something' is a piece of my stupid little soul trapped in a book with very divisive reviews on Goodreads!"

-Zoe Thorogood, It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

"You're going to spend infinitely more time being dead than alive, so it's probably best to make peace with it while you can."

-Zoe Thorogood, It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

Cover of Monica by Daniel Clowes

7. Monica

By: Daniel Clowes

3.95

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

8. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

By: Kate Beaton

4.41

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated cartoonist Kate Beaton vividly presents the untold story of Canada. Before there was … read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • canada
Cover of Acting Class by Nick Drnaso

9. Acting Class

By: Nick Drnaso

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant and suspenseful follow-up to the Booker-nominated graphic novel Sabrina."Every single p… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • fiction
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10. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of No One Else by R. Kikuo Johnson

11. No One Else

By: R. Kikuo Johnson

3.65

Format: 99 pages, Paperback

In this graphic novel, Charlene is a divorced mom, has a young son named Brandon, and works full-ti… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story by Julia Wertz

12. Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

By: Julia Wertz

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In her keenly observed graphic memoir, Impossible People, celebrated cartoonist Julia Wertz chronic… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
"Go fuck yourself, melted spatula!"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"Do the stepwork and don't give me any of your excuses. We both know they're bullshit."

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"...you're at a place in your life where you're trying to let people in, so you should have called someone to spend the afternoon with you instead of being a weirdo alone in a theater crying at a come…"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

"It's the fantasy of a life gone wrong. You've been doing the best you can, but it's hard and you're tired. Then something horrible happens and you get to give up and go be sad somewhere. There's some…"

-Julia Wertz, Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story

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13. Woman World

By: Aminder Dhaliwal

4.04

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

When a birth defect wipes out the planet’s entire population of men, Woman World rises out of socie… read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Fictional Father by Joe Ollmann

14. Fictional Father

By: Joe Ollmann

3.82

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

A dysfunctional family lives in the shadow of a world famous comic strip and its tyrannical creator… read more

Similar categories in Joe Ollmann's Fictional Father book and Joe Ollmann's Fictional Father

  • adult fiction
  • art
  • canada
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
  • queer
Cover of Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? by Harold Schechter

15. Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?

By: Harold Schechter

4.24

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

One of the greats in the field of true-crime literature, Harold Schechter (Deviant, The Serial Kill… read more

Similar categories in Harold Schechter's Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? book and Joe Ollmann's Fictional Father

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
Cover of Stone Fruit by Lee Lai

16. Stone Fruit

By: Lee Lai

4.06

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Bron and Ray are a queer couple who enjoy their role as the fun weirdo aunties to Ray’s niece, six-… read more

Similar categories in Lee Lai's Stone Fruit book and Joe Ollmann's Fictional Father

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Cyclopedia Exotica by Aminder Dhaliwal

17. Cyclopedia Exotica

By: Aminder Dhaliwal

4.31

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

"Dhaliwal created a fictitious community facing xenophobia, fetishization, and media misrepresentat… read more

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  • canada
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Bubble by Jordan  Morris

18. Bubble

By: Jordan Morris

4.01

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Based on the smash-hit audio serial, Bubble is a hilarious high-energy graphic novel with a satiric… read more

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  • lgbt
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of This Place: 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

19. This Place: 150 Years Retold

By: Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

4.38

Format: 287 pages, Paperback

In graphic novel format, Indigenous writers explore the untold stories of the past, present, and fu… read more

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  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • canada
Cover of En la cabeza de Sherlock Holmes by Cyril Liéron

20. En la cabeza de Sherlock Holmes

By: Cyril Liéron

4.47

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

Un viejo amigo del Dr. Watson es rescatado por la policía en extrañas circunstancias. El descubrimi… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Paul à la maison by Michel Rabagliati

21. Paul à la maison

By: Michel Rabagliati

4.27

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Paul à la maison est le 9e tome de la série. Cette fois-ci, l'action de déroule en 2012, Paul est a… read more

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  • canada
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction

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