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  • Cover of Concrete Island
    Concrete IslandNovel

    J. G. Ballard · standalone novel · 1974

    About survival and identity, set in europe.

    “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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    Gregory Maguire · standalone novel · 2001

    About identity and grief and loss, set in british isles.

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

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    Salman Rushdie · standalone novel · 1988

    Magical realism, about faith and religion and identity.

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

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    A Visit from the Goon SquadSeries

    series · 2 books · 2010

    “The Candy House returns to several of the same characters and their descendants a decade later, in a world reshaped by a technology that lets people access and share their memories.”

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    Richard Bach · standalone novel · 1970

    Inspiring in tone, about identity and coming of age.

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    David Mitchell · standalone novel · 1999

    Science fiction, about ecological collapse, set in east asia.

    “Various individuals around the globe cross paths, while the complexities of modern societies lead to human civilization's inevitable end.”

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