Who recommended Little, Big?

5 people have recommended Little, Big in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including Tim Ferriss, Neil Gaiman, Catherynne M. Valente and Rana el Kaliouby. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is Little, Big worth reading?

5 people we track recommend it. It is best for: a book-club leader organizing a 10–12 person neighborhood group that meets twice a month and needs a two-month pick that keeps conversation alive — the novel’s intergenerational mysteries and ambiguous magic supply recurring discussion points across meetings; an English teacher on summer break with long evenings who wants to rebuild reading stamina and relish crafted sentences rather than chase plot twists — this book rewards slow, attentive reading sessions over a vacation or several long nights; a public librarian assembling a fall adult display to attract both literary-fiction and contemporary-romance borrowers who overlap in circulation — the domestic setting plus subtle fairy elements act as a bridge title for those audiences. It may not suit: you'll likely put it down when the prose drifts into long, meandering household histories and tangents that stall forward motion; annoying if you prefer plot-driven, fast-paced fantasy with clear magical rules and quick payoffs — this book privileges mood over mechanics; you'll lose interest if you want tidy, explicit explanations of fate or magic; the narrative stays elliptical and keeps many things unresolved.

What books are like Little, Big?

Readers of Little, Big also turn to Dune, Ender's Game and The Graveyard Book, based on the lists and recommenders these books share.

Little, Big by John Crowley: Recommended by 5 People

Name: Little, Big
Author: John Crowley

John Crowley's masterful Little, Big is the epic story of Smoky Barnable, an anonymous young man who travels by foot from the City to a place called Edgewood_x0097_not found on any map_x0097_to marry Daily Alice Drinkwater, as was prophesied. It is the story of four generations of a singular family, living in a house that is many houses on the magical border o...