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A dark, atmospheric fable that reaches into the messy, terrifying heart of grief and pulls out a devastating truth. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Monster Calls.
- somber
- haunting
- devastating
- cathartic
- 01
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman
A dark, delicate fairy tale about the terrifying vastness of childhood and the memories we bury to survive growing up.
- 02
Monsters of men
Patrick Ness
A relentless, heart-pounding descent into conflict that forces you to weigh the crushing cost of peace against the seductive pull of war.
- 03
Grief is the thing with feathers
Max Porter
A surreal, poetic, and darkly funny exploration of the chaotic shape that mourning takes in a shattered home.
- 04
The Wolves in the Walls
Neil Gaiman
A delightfully creepy, surreal romp about what happens when the things you fear most actually show up, and you have to be the brave one.
- 05
The Book of Lost Things
John Connolly
A dark, twisted descent into the macabre roots of fairy tales, where a grieving mind navigates a nightmare realm to process profound loss.
- 06
The savage
David Almond
A raw, beautifully feral exploration of how the stories we invent to survive our darkest moments can take on a fierce life of their own.
- 07
The scar
Charlotte Moundlic
A tender, unflinchingly honest exploration of a child's grief that finds warmth in the darkest of moments.
- 08
Among Others
Jo Walton
A quiet, fiercely intelligent love letter to the science fiction and fantasy books that save us when the real world becomes unbearable.
- 09
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak · 1963
A rhythmic, dreamlike journey into the heart of childhood anger that ends with the comforting warmth of a hot supper.
- 10
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Laini Taylor
A lush, darkly enchanting fairy tale of star-crossed lovers, secret worlds, and the beautiful monsters that lurk in the shadows of Prague.
- 11
More Than This
Patrick Ness
A mind-bending, desolate journey through the afterlife that slowly morphs into a profound meditation on trauma, reality, and the defiant choice to keep living.
- 12
The Wild Things
Dave Eggers
A beautiful, chaotic, and sorrowful journey into the monstrous, raging emotions of a lonely boy.
