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HangsamanNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1951
Gothic and psychological horror, about identity, set in north america.
“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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Lord of the FliesNovel
William Goldingstandalone novel1954
Tense in tone, about survival, set in islands and our world.
“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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We Have Always Lived in the CastleNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1962
Gothic, eerie in tone, about family secrets and loneliness.
“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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The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified SinnerNovel
James Hoggstandalone novel1824
Gothic, about faith and religion and identity, set in 19th century.
Shadow DanceNovel
Angela Carterstandalone novel1966
Eerie in tone, about loneliness.
CrashNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1973
About addiction, set in contemporary and our world.