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Concrete IslandNovel
J. G. Ballardstandalone novel1974
About identity and loneliness, set in europe and big city.
“Architect Robert Maitland crashes his car onto a stretch of wasteland trapped between three converging motorways -- visible from thousands of cars, reachable by none of them.”
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Life of PiNovel
Yann Martelstandalone novel2001
About identity and faith and religion, set in at sea.
“After a shipwreck, he survives 227 days while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, raising questions about the nature of reality and how it is perceived and told.”
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Soul CatcherNovel
Frank Herbertstandalone novel1972
About race and racism, set in north america.
The White DarknessNovel
Geraldine McCaughreanstandalone novel2005
Challenging in tone, about expeditions, set in arctic & antarctica.
Station ElevenNovel
Emily St. John Mandelstandalone novel2014
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about art and artists, set in north america.
“One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear.”
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Hunter in the DarkNovel
Monica Hughesstandalone novel1982
Emotional in tone, about coming of age and grief and loss.
“Mike goes on a secret hunting trip alone in an effort to come to terms with his leukemia.”
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