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Best "City as a Character" Books

40 books where I felt that the city or town was as much of a character as the protagonists. 🌀*you want to read City of Stairs so bad*🌀
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We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
We
Yevgeny Zamyatin
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
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It (Stephen King)
It
Stephen King
4
Uzumaki (Junji Ito)
Uzumaki
Junji Ito
5
City of Stairs (Robert Jackson Bennett)
City of Stairs
Robert Jackson Bennett
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City of Blades (Robert Jackson Bennett)
City of Blades
Robert Jackson Bennett
7
City of Miracles (Robert Jackson Bennett)
City of Miracles
Robert Jackson Bennett
8
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
9
The Gutter Prayer (Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan)
The Gutter Prayer
Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
10
Three Parts Dead (Max Gladstone)
Three Parts Dead
Max Gladstone
11
Two Serpents Rise (Max Gladstone)
Two Serpents Rise
Max Gladstone
12
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
13
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
14
Mortal Engines
Mortal Engines
15
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
16
Perdido Street Station
Perdido Street Station
17
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
18
Crooked Kingdom (Leigh Bardugo)
Crooked Kingdom
Leigh Bardugo
19
Mistborn
Mistborn
20
The Well of Ascension
The Well of Ascension
21
The Hero of Ages
The Hero of Ages
22
Elantris
Elantris
23
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
V.E. Schwab
24
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai (Bradley P. Beaulieu)
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai
Bradley P. Beaulieu
25
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
26
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
27
The City and the Stars (Arthur C Clarke)
The City and the Stars
Arthur C Clarke
28
Foundryside (Robert Jackson Bennett)
Foundryside
Robert Jackson Bennett
29
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
Iaac Asimov
30
The Dresden Files Series (Jim Butcher)
The Dresden Files Series
Jim Butcher
31
Guards! Guards!
Guards! Guards!
32
Night Watch
Night Watch
33
Chasm City (Alastair Reynolds)
Chasm City
Alastair Reynolds
34
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
35
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
36
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Suzanne Collins)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Suzanne Collins
37
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
38
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
S.A.Chakraborty
39
The Black God's Drums (P. Djèli Clark)
The Black God's Drums
P. Djèli Clark
40
The House of the Scorpion (Nancy Farmer)
The House of the Scorpion
Nancy Farmer
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