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    Unreliable Narrator

    Unreliable Narrator is a beloved storytelling pattern that readers search for because it promises a specific feeling. Books with this trope deliver a recognizable emotional payoff you can count on.

    6 books in archive 6 community verified 2 catalogue Reader favourite

    Books mapped to Unreliable Narrator6 in view

    The Fury

    Alex Michaelides

    1

    The Fury

    Alex Michaelides

    2024

    The Shadow of the Torturer

    Gene Wolfe

    1

    The Shadow of the Torturer

    Gene Wolfe

    1980

    Gone Girl

    Gillian Flynn

    1

    Gone Girl

    Gillian Flynn

    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

    Agatha Christie

    1

    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

    Agatha Christie

    The Silent Patient

    Alex Michaelides

    1

    The Silent Patient

    Alex Michaelides

    Yellowface

    R.F. Kuang

    1

    Yellowface

    R.F. Kuang

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