Fish out of water and culture clash books, ranked by your taste
Books about a lead in a world that is not theirs: every book on Boxlist tagged with the fish out of water and culture clash story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 645 books on Boxlist.
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The 100 best rated fish out of water and culture clash books
Home of the Brave
Family · 2007
5.0 / 5
Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself
Teen · 1977
5.0 / 5
The Storybook of Legends
Myth/fairytale · 2013
4.9 / 5
The Doll People
Family · 2000
4.9 / 5
The Alien
Science fiction · 1997
4.8 / 5
Keeper of the Lost Cities
Fantasy · 2012
4.7 / 5
The School for Good and Evil
Fantasy · 2013
4.7 / 5
Once and Always
Romance · 1987
4.7 / 5
The Chalice of the Gods
Fantasy · 2023
4.7 / 5
Quicksilver
Fantasy · 2024
4.7 / 5
Third Year at Malory Towers
Family · 1948
4.7 / 5
Amari and the Night Brothers
Fantasy · 2021
4.7 / 5
STILL ME
Romance · 2018
4.7 / 5
Looking for Bobowicz
Comedy · 1997
4.7 / 5
In the Fifth at Malory Towers
Family · 1950
4.7 / 5
Love and Gelato
Romance · 2016
4.7 / 5
The Hidden Kingdom
Fantasy · 2012
4.6 / 5
Everblaze
Fantasy · 2014
4.6 / 5
Cemetery Boys
Teen · 2020
4.6 / 5
The Bride
Romance · 1989
4.6 / 5
Black Like Me
Biography · 1960
4.6 / 5
Thea Stilton and the Cherry Blossom Adventure (Thea Stilton 6)
Detective · 2010
4.6 / 5
Ben and Me
Family · 1939
4.6 / 5
The True Meaning of Smekday
Science fiction · 2007
4.6 / 5
Blood on the River
Historical · 2006
4.6 / 5
To Marry A Scottish Laird
Romance · 2014
4.6 / 5
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Science fiction · 1979
4.5 / 5
The Dispossessed
Science fiction · 1974
4.5 / 5
Cryptonomicon
Thriller · 1999
4.5 / 5
Anna and the French Kiss
Romance · 2010
4.5 / 5
The Lost Heir
Fantasy · 2012
4.5 / 5
Noli Me Tangere
Historical · 1887
4.5 / 5
Goosebumps - One Day at Horrorland
Family · 1994
4.5 / 5
The Princess Diaries
Comedy · 2000
4.5 / 5
Dark Witch
Romance · 2013
4.5 / 5
Her Royal Highness
Romance · 2019
4.5 / 5
Of Fire and Stars
Teen · 2016
4.5 / 5
Skinny Legs and All
Comedy · 1990
4.5 / 5
Spinning Silver
Fantasy · 2018
4.5 / 5
The Boy Who Reversed Himself
Science fiction · 1986
4.5 / 5
Prime Time
Romance · 1983
4.5 / 5
Creation
Historical · 1981
4.5 / 5
Kindred
Science fiction · 1979
4.4 / 5
A Deepness in the Sky
Science fiction · 1999
4.4 / 5
The Wild Robot
Science fiction · 2016
4.4 / 5
Skin Game
Fantasy · 2014
4.4 / 5
Foxglove Summer
Fantasy · 2014
4.4 / 5
It's Halloween You 'Fraidy Mouse!
Comedy · 1995
4.4 / 5
Little House on the Prairie
Historical · 1935
4.4 / 5
Superfudge
Comedy · 1980
4.4 / 5
All Creatures Great and Small
Biography · 1972
4.4 / 5
Delilah Green Doesn't Care
Romance · 2022
4.4 / 5
Part of Your World
Romance · 2022
4.4 / 5
Dark Lord of Derkholm
Fantasy · 1998
4.4 / 5
Not Without My Daughter
Biography · 1987
4.4 / 5
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
Family · 1946
4.4 / 5
No One Is Talking About This
Drama · 2021
4.4 / 5
XOXO
Romance · 2021
4.4 / 5
The Bride and the Beast
Romance · 2000
4.4 / 5
The Corinthian
Romance · 1940
4.4 / 5
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
Biography · 1969
4.4 / 5
The Gabriel Hounds
Adventure · 1967
4.4 / 5
Duchess By Night
Romance · 2008
4.4 / 5
Anne of Green Gables
Family · 1908
4.3 / 5
Children of Time
Science fiction · 2015
4.3 / 5
Reaper Man
Fantasy · 1991
4.3 / 5
Piranesi
Fantasy · 2020
4.3 / 5
Network Effect
Science fiction · 2020
4.3 / 5
The Left Hand of Darkness
Science fiction · 1969
4.3 / 5
A Closed and Common Orbit
Science fiction · 2016
4.3 / 5
Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Romance · 2002
4.3 / 5
All Systems Red
Science fiction · 2017
4.3 / 5
Anne of Avonlea
Drama · 1909
4.3 / 5
Shōgun
Historical · 1975
4.3 / 5
The Lions of Al-Rassan
Fantasy · 1995
4.3 / 5
The White Dragon
Science fiction · 1978
4.3 / 5
The Fifth Elephant
Fantasy · 1999
4.3 / 5
The Enchanted Wood
Fantasy · 1939
4.3 / 5
Death in the Clouds
Mystery · 1935
4.3 / 5
Shades of Grey
Science fiction · 2009
4.3 / 5
My Life with the Walter Boys
Romance · 2014
4.3 / 5
The Twenty-one Balloons
Family · 1947
4.3 / 5
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Documentary · 1968
4.3 / 5
The Songs of Distant Earth
Science fiction · 1986
4.3 / 5
Imago
Science fiction · 1989
4.3 / 5
The Ambassadors
Drama · 1903
4.3 / 5
Upper Fourth at Malory Towers
Family · 1949
4.3 / 5
Last Term at Malory Towers
Family · 1951
4.3 / 5
Geek Love
Drama · 1989
4.3 / 5
Fevre Dream
Horror · 1982
4.3 / 5
Finn Family Moomintroll
Family · 1948
4.3 / 5
Ammonite
Science fiction · 1993
4.3 / 5
Elder Race
Science fiction · 2021
4.3 / 5
Our Strange New Land
Family · 2000
4.3 / 5
The Frog Princess
Family · 2002
4.3 / 5
Pride and Prejudice
Romance · 1813
4.2 / 5
Rendezvous with Rama
Science fiction · 1973
4.2 / 5
The Sign of Four
Mystery · 1889
4.2 / 5
The Player of Games
Science fiction · 1988
4.2 / 5
The Trial
Drama · 1925
4.2 / 5
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