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Books like Monkey King
A high-spirited, mythic adventure following a shape-shifting trickster on an epic quest for redemption and enlightenment. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Monkey King.
- adventurous
- fantastical
- mythic
- energetic
- 01
Babel
Rebecca F. Kuang
A fiercely intelligent, dread-soaked descent into the dark heart of empire, where language is both the ultimate weapon and the deepest betrayal.
- 02
The Burning God
R. F. Kuang
A devastating, fire-forged conclusion that drags you through the ashes of a brutal, morally gray war.
- 03
She Who Became the Sun
Shelley Parker-Chan
A fierce, sweeping epic of ruthless ambition and queer desire, where survival demands carving out a destiny with bloody hands.
- 04
Peony in Love
Lisa See
A lush, haunting exploration of lovesickness and the afterlife, where passion defies the boundaries of mortality.
- 05
The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty)
Ken Liu
A sweeping, mythic chronicle of a rebellion that tests the limits of brotherhood and the heavy price of forging an empire.
- 06
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
Ken Liu
A devastating, beautiful exploration of memory, magic, and the immigrant experience that will break your heart and carefully fold it back together.
- 07
Wolf Totem
Jiang Rong
A contemplative and primal journey into the harsh, spiritual bond between humanity and the untamed wild.
- 08
American Born Chinese
Gene Luen Yang
A clever, intertwining graphic journey through the awkwardness of adolescence, the weight of heritage, and the struggle to accept who you are.
- 09
Impératrice
Shan Sa · 2006
An intimate, unapologetic confession from a woman who clawed her way to the pinnacle of an empire.
- 10
Love in a fallen city
Eileen Chang · 2006
A stark, lyrical exploration of longing and the treacherous, shifting dynamics of family and sexual politics.
- 11
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A lush, jazz-age fairy tale where mortal longing meets the shadowy, bittersweet allure of the Mayan underworld.
- 12
The People in the Trees
Hanya Yanagihara
A chilling, humid descent into the darkest corners of scientific arrogance and human depravity, disguised as an academic memoir.
