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  • Cover of Crash
    CrashNovel

    J. G. Ballard · standalone novel · 1973

    Dark in tone, about madness and addiction, set in big city.

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  • Cover of VALIS
    VALISSeries

    series · 4 books · 1981

    completed

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

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

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  • Cover of The Midnight World
    The Midnight WorldSeries

    series · 2 books · 2020

    Fantasy, emotional in tone, about second chance and identity.

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

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    Start with The Midnight Library →

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  • Cover of Whileaway
    WhileawaySeries

    series · 4 books · 1972

    completed

    Science fiction, challenging and reflective in tone, about gender and society.

    Start with When It Changed →

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  • Cover of The Bone Clocks
    The Bone ClocksNovel

    David Mitchell · standalone novel · 2014

    Fantasy, about immortality and psychic powers.

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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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