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GaloreNovel
Michael Crummeystandalone novel2009
Literary & general and magical realism, reflective in tone, set in islands.
Alias GraceNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1996
Literary & general, mysterious in tone, about identity and murder investigation.
KindredNovel
Octavia E. Butlerstandalone novel1979
Science fiction and time travel, about slavery and race and racism.
“Widely popular, it has frequently been chosen as a text by community-wide reading programs and book organizations, and for high school and college courses.”
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The Red GardenNovel
Alice Hoffmanstandalone novel2011
Literary & general and magical realism, about grief and loss, set in small town.
“Traces the multi-generational story of wintry Blackwell town through the experiences of such characters as a wounded Civil War solider who is saved by a passionate neighbor and a woman who meets a fiercely human historical figure.”
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BelovedNovel
Toni Morrisonstandalone novel1987
Ghost stories, dark in tone, about slavery and identity.
“Set in the period after the American Civil War, the novel tells the story of formerly enslaved people whose Cincinnati home is haunted by a malevolent spirit.”
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Fevre DreamNovel
George R. R. Martinstandalone novel1982
Horror, about vampires and slavery, set in at sea.