Reminded me of A History of the World in 10½ Chapters.

I love separate stories with common themes and leitmotifs running through them. In A History, the woodworm connects many of the stories. In this book, there's the apple, the faun, the singer, the name "John", and so much more. A day later, I'm still thinking about it and finding new connections. And each new connection makes the stories play off each other in different way! It's so cool, please recommend any other books you know that have little connections like these.

Taking off one star because the middle drags on a bit.