Books where protagonists are only side-characters in a larger story

[Danelle]

Similar to The Rest of Us Just Live Here, can be fantasy stories or not. I just like the idea of people trying to go about their lives while there’s some kind of high-stakes thing going on that doesn’t involve them but they’re affected by

[Guy]

Oof. This is a really good idea for a structure, but I can't think of a single novel that employs it. There is of course Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, which fits the bill perfectly... but that's a play :-S I'm going to check back and see if anyone else solves this, cos I think it's a really cool idea.

[Gillian]

Un Lun Dun kind of.

[Pamela]

Little Women (The Civil War is the larger story.)

[Katie]

Being Written by William Conescu

[Danelle]

Thanks for the suggestions so far!

[Helena]

The Starless Sea

[Danelle]

Bump

[Ayesha]

My goodreads webpage is all skewed nowadays so I can't link but
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M Draper
And I feel like A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket fits this too?

[Rainbowheart]

We Are the Ants
Grasshopper Jungle

[Pamela]

Theater Shoes