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  • Cover of Concrete Island
    Concrete IslandNovel

    J. G. Ballard · standalone novel · 1974

    About survival 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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  • Cover of Lost
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    Gregory Maguire · standalone novel · 2001

    About grief and loss and family secrets, set in british isles.

    “Unlike many of Maguire's other adult novels, Lost is set in the real world.”

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  • Cover of The Satanic Verses
    The Satanic VersesNovel

    Salman Rushdie · standalone novel · 1988

    Magical realism, about faith and religion and immigration and exile, set in british isles.

    “As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.”

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  • Cover of Mother Night
    Mother NightNovel

    Kurt Vonnegut & Jr. · standalone novel · 1962

    Dark in tone, about war, set in mid 20th century and europe.

    “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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  • Cover of Ghostwritten
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    David Mitchell · standalone novel · 1999

    Science fiction, about ecological collapse, set in east asia.

    “Various individuals around the globe cross paths, while the complexities of modern societies lead to human civilization's inevitable end.”

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  • Cover of VALIS
    VALISSeries

    series · 4 books · 1981

    completed

    Science fiction, challenging in tone, about faith and religion.

    “The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”

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