I’m looking for:
-stories set in the real world but with a twist
-something that makes you think
-character-driven
-I prefer something less bleak—it doesn’t have to be happy, but no trauma porn, please.
-ideally written by someone who is not a straight white man with a protagonist (but I could be convinced)
-written for adults (can include teenage characters but none of that “only these 3 to 5 orphaned teenagers can defeat evil and save the world” bullshit)
Some books I read that fit the bill include Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi, Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, The Power by Naomi Alderman, and 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
by jules-amanita