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Deptford TrilogySeries
series3 books1970
completed
Literary & general, reflective in tone, about identity and family secrets, set in mid 20th century.
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The MagusNovel
John Fowlesstandalone novel1965
Postmodern and psychological thriller, mysterious in tone.
“Urfe becomes embroiled in the psychological illusions of a master trickster, which become increasingly dark and serious.”
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We Have Always Lived in the CastleNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1962
Gothic, eerie in tone, about loneliness, set in north america.
“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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IslandNovel
Aldous Huxleystandalone novel1962
About faith and religion and ecological collapse, set in islands.
“Although it has a plot, the plot largely serves to further conceptual explorations rather than setting up and resolving conventional narrative tension.”
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Mother NightNovel
Kurt Vonnegut & Jr.standalone novel1962
Dark in tone, about war, set in our world.
“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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SurfacingNovel
Margaret Atwoodstandalone novel1972
Eerie in tone, about coming of age, set in north america and countryside & village.
“Surfacing has been described by commentators as a companion novel to Atwood's collection of poems, Power Politics, which was written the previous year and deals with complementary issues.”
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