For something with a strong story, an equally strong protagonist, and is oddly cathartic

• The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathaniel Ian Miller

If you enjoy fantasy and dystopian then you may like some magical realism and surrealism. I recommend any fantasy novel by Haruki Murakami. After reading a few of his novels he has become my current favorite author.

• Kafka on the Shore (not his most surreal but is a great intro into his style and worldbuilding)
• The Wind Up Bird Chronicles
• Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World