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1998Story of Your LifeExplains the endingCompare with the filmScience fiction / NovellaTed Chiang / United StatesRecap: Useful recapLanguage / Time1998The HoursExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Literary fictionMichael Cunningham / Based on Mrs DallowayRecap: Useful recapTime / Identity1998The Poisonwood BibleExplains the endingHistorical fiction / Family sagaBarbara Kingsolver / United StatesRecap: Useful recapFaith / Empire1997City of GodExplains the endingCompare with the filmCrime novel / Social novelPaulo Lins / BrazilRecap: Useful recapViolence / Poverty1997Cold MountainExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical novel / War novelCharles Frazier / Based on Cold MountainRecap: Useful recapWar / Home1997Memoirs of a GeishaExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical novel / DramaArthur Golden / Based on Memoirs of a GeishaRecap: Useful recapIdentity / Desire1997The God of Small ThingsExplains the endingTime-bending storyLiterary fiction / Family dramaArundhati Roy / IndiaRecap: Useful recapFamily / Caste1996Fight ClubExplains the endingCompare with the filmSatirical novel / Psychological fictionChuck Palahniuk / United StatesRecap: Strong recapIdentity / Consumer culture1996The BeachExplains the endingCompare with the filmAdventure novel / ThrillerAlex Garland / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapEscape / Community
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