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Flowers for AlgernonNovel
Daniel Keyesstandalone novel1966
About coming of age and loneliness, set in contemporary.
“A man with a low IQ becomes the subject of an experimental medical procedure which raises his IQ well over genius level.”
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The Shrinking ManNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1956
About survival and loneliness.
The Child BuyerNovel
John Herseystandalone novel1960
Satire, about totalitarianism, set in small town.
“The Child Buyer is John Hersey's 1960 novel about a project to engineer super-intelligent persons for a project whose aim is never definitely stated.”
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Falling AngelNovel
William Hjortsbergstandalone novel1978
Horror and mystery & detective, about murder investigation.
“Written in a hardboiled detective style with supernatural themes, it was adapted into the 1987 film Angel Heart.”
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Darker Than You ThinkNovel
Jack Williamsonstandalone novel1948
Science fantasy and horror, about shapeshifters and witches.
Camp ConcentrationNovel
Thomas M. Dischstandalone novel1968
Challenging in tone, about madness, set in our world.