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Fifth ChildSeries

series2 books1988

completed

About parenthood.

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Empire of the SunSeries

series2 books1984

completed

Historical fiction, about coming of age, set in east asia.

“J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun draws on his own childhood to follow Jim, a British boy separated from his parents in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II and interned in a civilian camp for the rest of the war.”
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Station ElevenNovel

Emily St. John Mandelstandalone novel2014

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about art and artists, set in north america.

“One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear.”
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Never Let Me GoNovel

Kazuo Ishigurostandalone novel2005

Science fiction and dystopia, sad in tone, about cloning.

“A film adaptation directed by Mark Romanek was released in 2010.”
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Concrete IslandNovel

J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974

About survival and identity, 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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Klara and the SunNovel

Kazuo Ishigurostandalone novel2021

Science fiction and dystopia, about artificial intelligence.

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