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For any speculative fiction (by the most inclusive definition - if you think it might count, it counts) that exhibits "literary" traits such as: strong themes, thought-provoking ideas, deep emotional meaning, artful use of language, or so on. If a book "feels" literary to you, go ahead and add it.
This is highly subjective, of course, but I think it could make for an interesting open list. Let's see what we end up with :)
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. (Sf Masterworks)
4 stars
Highly unusual After the Holocaust novel. In the far future, 20th century texts are preserved in a monastery, as "sacred …
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
4 stars
It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, …
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) by Garth Nix
4 stars
Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 romantic novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development …
