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2003The NamesakeExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Family sagaJhumpa Lahiri / United StatesRecap: Useful recapIdentity / Family2003The Time Traveler's WifeExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / RomanceAudrey Niffenegger / Based on The Time Traveler's WifeRecap: Useful recapTime / Love2003We Need to Talk About KevinExplains the endingCompare with the filmEpistolary novel / Psychological fictionLionel Shriver / United StatesRecap: Useful recapMotherhood / Guilt2002CoralineExplains the endingCompare with the filmChildren's literature / Dark fantasyNeil Gaiman / Based on CoralineRecap: Fast recapFamily / Courage2002The Lovely BonesExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / DramaAlice Sebold / Based on The Lovely BonesRecap: Useful recapGrief / Family2002The RevenantExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical novel / WesternMichael Punke / United StatesRecap: Fast recapSurvival / Revenge2002The Secret Life of BeesExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Coming-of-age fictionSue Monk Kidd / Based on The Secret Life of BeesRecap: Fast recapMotherhood / Race2001AtonementExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Historical fictionIan McEwan / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapGuilt / Memory2001Life of PiExplains the endingCompare with the filmAdventure novel / Philosophical fictionYann Martel / Based on Life of PiRecap: Useful recapFaith / Survival
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