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Phases of GravityNovel
Dan Simmonsstandalone novel1989
About identity and grief and loss, set in our world.
“Follows Richard Baedecker, an Apollo astronaut who walked on the moon, through his midlife crisis.”
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The Edible WomanNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1969
About identity and gender and society, set in our world.
“Following her engagement, Marian feels her body and her self are becoming separated.”
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Girlfriend in a ComaNovel
Douglas Couplandstandalone novel1998
Science fiction, dark in tone, about friendship and coming of age.
“On the night of a teenage house-wrecking party, one of the protagonists, Karen, falls into a coma.”
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Moon PalaceNovel
Paul Austerstandalone novel1989
About identity and grief and loss.
Mother LondonNovel
Michael Moorcockstandalone novel1988
About madness, set in british isles and mid 20th century.
“A piece in The Guardian called it 'a great, humane document'.”
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The House on Mango StreetNovel
Sandra Cisnerosstandalone novel1984
Magical realism, about coming of age and identity.
“In a series of inter-connected vignettes, this is the story of a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago.”
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