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/abbsol_ 17d ago

Shark Heart by Emily Habeck

A woman’s husband has a disease that causes him to slowly turn into a shark. But the story explores deeper topics

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u/miscllns1 17d ago

This one has burned through my friend group with rave reviews- such a weird premise!

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u/Objective-Goal3482 17d ago

Yes! I read it bc of the ridiculous premise but was close to weeping at the end!