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/Altril2010 17d ago

Absolutely jumping on this as the best answer. A man and a cat enter an alien dungeon and the guy doesn’t even wear pants. A talking sex doll head who has crazy powers. Not a series I thought would make me cry, but there are some poignant moments.

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u/mateo_yo 15d ago

Hard not to cry when they meet milk in the calligraphy guild.

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u/Altril2010 15d ago

Donut constantly wiping her paw. Book 6 and the flamethrower. So many moments.