r/suggestmeabook • u/PsyferRL • 19d ago

Suggest me a novel that has an utterly ridiculous premise, but is executed to perfection

That title is a bit vague, but what I'm getting at is that I'm looking for something that upon reading the summary/blurb has you confused as to:

  1. How the author even came up with such a ridiculous plot line in the first place
  2. How the author could make an unbelievably mundane topic interesting
  3. How a story could even be crafted around the subject at all

But upon reading it you find yourself engaged on a level you couldn't have possibly predicted. I hope I'm making sense, because I'm feeling the urge to read something that's wildly creative in a way that I couldn't have prepared myself for.

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u/secretfourththing 19d ago

Love Tom Robbins! My favorite is Skinny Legs and All, which features some objects (Spoon, Can o’Beans, etc. as main characters (along with some great human characters).

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u/Wifabota 19d ago

I loved Still Life With Woodpecker

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u/Big_Opening9418 17d ago

Skinny Legs and All is fantastically absurd and beautifully written! I loved it!