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  • Cover of Concrete Island
    Concrete IslandNovel

    J. G. Ballard · standalone novel · 1974

    About survival and loneliness, set in europe and big city.

    “Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”

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  • Cover of VALIS
    VALISSeries

    series · 4 books · 1981

    completed

    Science fiction, challenging in tone, about faith and religion.

    “The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with VALIS →

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  • Cover of The Midnight World
    The Midnight WorldSeries

    series · 2 books · 2020

    Fantasy, emotional in tone, about second chance and grief and loss.

    “In particular, they frequently wonder how different things might have been had they made other choices at pivotal moments in their lives.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The Midnight Library →

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  • Cover of Kairos
    KairosSeries

    series · 11 books · 1962

    completed

    Science fiction.

    Start with A Wrinkle in Time →

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  • Cover of Lost
    LostNovel

    Gregory Maguire · standalone novel · 2001

    About grief and loss and family secrets, set in british isles.

    “Unlike many of Maguire's other adult novels, Lost is set in the real world.”

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  • Cover of The Satanic Verses
    The Satanic VersesNovel

    Salman Rushdie · standalone novel · 1988

    Magical realism, about faith and religion and immigration and exile, set in british isles.

    “As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.”

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