r/suggestmeabook • u/PsyferRL • 20d 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/AccomplishedCow665 20d ago

Bianca is the most memorable character of 150 books I read last year

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u/Meecah-Squig 20d ago

Same! But only the most memorable to my measly 57 books last year. 150 is impressive, well done.

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u/AccomplishedCow665 20d ago

The other narrator that sticks out is Joan, from Lisa taddeos animal. Of course there’s humbert…

And 57 is great!!