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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo CalvinoHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiCloud Atlas by David  MitchellPale Fire by Vladimir NabokovInvisible Cities by Italo Calvino
Oulipo,etc.
254 books — 250 voters

The Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschDealing with Dragons by Patricia C. WredeThe Princess in Black by Shannon HaleThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangStardust by Neil Gaiman
Unconventional Princesses (and Princes)
338 books — 103 voters
The Carer by Scott  L. NelsonDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneRed Goliath by Oscar  OrtizA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Groundbreaking Books
103 books — 97 voters

Illuminae by Amie KaufmanThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternGemina by Amie Kaufman
Unconventional Style / Voice
154 books — 61 voters
The Backslider by Levi S. PetersonUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerThe Book of Mormon Girl by Joanna BrooksThe Scholar of Moab by Steven L. PeckThe New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance by Elna Baker
Alternative Mormon Literature
85 books — 50 voters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyMisery by Stephen  KingThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Dave ManakDolores Claiborne by Stephen  KingParadox Lost by V.R. Ling
Unconventional Novels
55 books — 30 voters

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerHouse of Many Ways by Diana Wynne JonesThe Trolley Car Family by Eleanor ClymerThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
Unconventional Homes
46 books — 13 voters

Life with an Impossible Person by Joan D. HeimanLove’s Eternal Madness by Geri HemerTen to Eight by Paul Suino
Unconventional Marriage
3 books — 3 voters
I Like You by Sandol Stoddard WarburgStill Life by Sarah WinmanLove’s Eternal Madness by Geri HemerOh William! by Elizabeth StroutBeautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Best Unconventional Marriage Books
48 books — 3 voters


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