If you were drawn to Auri's deeply personal and introspective journey through the Underthing in The Slow Regard of Silent Things, you'll find a similar resonance in The Book of the Unnamed Midwife. This novel follows a lone protagonist navigating a mostly abandoned post-apocalyptic landscape, focusing on her inner world, daily rituals, and the fragile beauty she discovers even in desolation.

If you loved the lush, almost musical prose of The Slow Regard of Silent Things, The Ocean at the End of the Lane will enchant you with its haunting, poetic language. Neil Gaiman’s writing weaves ordinary moments with mythic wonder, immersing you in a world where every sentence feels like a spell and memory itself becomes magical.

If you appreciated the way The Slow Regard of Silent Things immerses you in setting and sensation over linear plot, The Arrival offers a similarly unique experience. Through stunning visuals and wordless storytelling, Shaun Tan draws you into an unfamiliar world, inviting you to notice the small, strange details that shape a character’s solitary journey.

If the echoing halls and secret corners of the Underthing captivated you, Piranesi will utterly entrance you. Follow the titular character as he meticulously explores an endless labyrinth of marble halls, cataloging its mysteries in solitude and finding beauty in the smallest details of his strange, isolated world.

If you found yourself spellbound by Auri’s singular way of thinking and perceiving the world, you’ll be fascinated by Merricat Blackwood in We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Jackson’s novel offers an intimate, sometimes unsettling portrait of an outsider protagonist whose rituals, routines, and private logic shape the entire story.