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William Goldingstandalone novel1954

Dark in tone, about survival, set in islands and mid 20th century.

“The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery.”
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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearls Before SwineNovel

Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1965

Satire, about addiction, set in north america and contemporary.

“A satire of American philanthropy, class and sanity from Kurt Vonnegut.”
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A Little PrincessNovel

Frances Hodgson Burnettstandalone novel1905

Emotional in tone, about coming of age, set in british isles and 19th century.

“All three versions tell the story of Sara Crewe, a wealthy young girl and the prize student of a private London boarding school who is reduced to poverty and forced to endure the life of a servant under the school's cruel headmistress.”
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Lost HorizonNovel

James Hiltonstandalone novel1933

About faith and religion and expeditions, set in mountains and early 20th century.

Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with DeathNovel

Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1969

Science fiction, about war, set in mid 20th century.

“Vonnegut opens in his own voice, describing the twenty years it took him to face writing about surviving the firebombing of Dresden as a POW.”
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Mother NightNovel

Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962

About identity and war, set in our world and mid 20th century.

“Howard W. Campbell Jr., an American playwright who grew up in Germany, writes his memoirs from an Israeli prison cell awaiting trial for war crimes.”
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