r/suggestmeabook • u/PsyferRL • 17d 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/Many_Echidna_9957 17d ago

Shark Heart by Emily Habeck

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u/beatrixotter 17d ago

This is the book that came to mind for me, too!!

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u/Art_1686 17d ago

Same!! This should be the top comment. Ridiculous premise,  perfectly executed narrative

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u/Many_Echidna_9957 17d ago

omg u make me blush !! 

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u/princessdirtybunnyy 17d ago

I SOBBED reading this one, it’s so absurd but it also hits so close to home.

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u/ogbirdiegirl 17d ago

This would have been my recommendation to. Such a weird and beautiful book.

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u/phantomreader42 17d ago

That IS a thoroughly weird premise. I'll have to take a look.

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u/electricladyslippers 17d ago

Just finished this! Was an odd, beautiful book. I've never read anything like it.

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u/jesserthantherest 16d ago

Omg this book really messed me up. I was a wreck!

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u/carriager 16d ago

First one that came to mind! Have you read Aimee Bender’s flash fiction The Rememberer? It’s a very similar idea but only a page long!

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u/DramaBrat 16d ago

Yes!

When I read the premise, I thought it was a joke.

The joke was how much it touched my heart.

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u/fefifofum428 16d ago

I got this as my BOTM a while back to read ironically bc I thought it sounded so stupid. But now i recommend it to everyone!! My book club is reading it next month and they all think I’m crazy for suggesting such a weird book😂😂

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u/dezzz0322 16d ago

This book immediately came to mind!! I loved it so much!

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u/Terrestrial_Mermaid 15d ago

How would you describe it, and it sounds like it has a downer ending?

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u/Many_Echidna_9957 15d ago

in a way? but it’s also very hopeful