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We Have Always Lived in the CastleNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1962
Eerie in tone, about madness and loneliness.
“A young woman lives with her older sister and sickly uncle in their old family house, after a mysterious tragedy turns the townsfolk against them.”
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The Road Through the WallNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1948
Reflective in tone, set in small town.
The Green MileNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1996
Magical realism, about redemption.
“The serial novel was released in six volumes before being republished as a single-volume work.”
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Cat's EyeNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1988
Reflective and sad in tone, about friendship and art and artists.
Green TownSeries
series31 books1946
completed
Reflective in tone, set in small town.
“Written more than four decades apart, the two novels share Bradbury's recurring setting and nostalgic, myth-making tone rather than a single continuous plot.”
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Boy's LifeNovel
Robert R. McCammonstandalone novel1991
Reflective in tone, about friendship and murder investigation, set in small town.