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Cat's EyeNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1988
Emotional and sad in tone, about friendship and art and artists.
We Have Always Lived in the CastleNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1962
Gothic, about family secrets and madness, set in small town.
“A young woman lives with her older sister and sickly uncle in their old family house, after a mysterious tragedy turns the townsfolk against them.”
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Boy's LifeNovel
Robert R. McCammonstandalone novel1991
Emotional in tone, about friendship and murder investigation, set in small town.
HangsamanNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1951
Gothic and psychological horror, dark in tone, about madness.
“The second of Jackson's published novels, Hangsaman is a bildungsroman centering on lonely college freshman Natalie Waite, who descends into madness after enrolling in a liberal arts college.”
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High HuntNovel
David Eddingsstandalone novel1973
Tense in tone, set in mountains.
“High Hunt is Eddings' first novel, written while he was serving jail time for a child abuse charge.”
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Midnight's ChildrenNovel
Salman Rushdiestandalone novel1980
Magical realism, about political intrigue and rebellion and revolution, set in south asia.
“WorldCat: The life of a man born at the moment of India's independence becomes inextricably linked to that of his nation and is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirror modern India's course.”
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