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CrashNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1973
Dark in tone, about madness and addiction, set in big city.
Concrete IslandNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974
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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The Satanic VersesNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1988
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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A Visit from the Goon SquadSeries
series2 books2010
Reflective in tone.
“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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ConsumedNovel
David Cronenbergstandalone novel2014
Dark and eerie in tone, about madness.
Cloud AtlasNovel
David Mitchellstandalone novel2004
Science fiction and historical fiction, about reincarnation.