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1996The Green MileExplains the endingCompare with the filmSerial novel / Supernatural dramaStephen King / United StatesRecap: Fast recapMercy / Innocence1995Casino: Love and Honor in Las VegasExplains the endingCompare with the filmNonfiction crime / BiographyNicholas Pileggi / United StatesRecap: Strong recapMoney / Control1995High FidelityCompare with the filmTime-bending storyNovel / Comedy dramaNick Hornby / Based on High FidelityRecap: Useful recapLove / Memory1995The Lost WorldExplains the endingCompare with the filmScience fiction / ThrillerMichael Crichton / United StatesRecap: Useful recapExtinction / Observation1995The PrestigeExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical fantasy / MysteryChristopher Priest / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapObsession / Rivalry1995The ReaderExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Historical fictionBernhard Schlink / Based on The ReaderRecap: Useful recapGuilt / Memory1994The Ice StormExplains the endingCompare with the filmLiterary fiction / Family dramaRick Moody / United StatesRecap: Useful recapFamily / Desire1994The Memory PoliceExplains the endingTime-bending storyDystopian fiction / Literary fictionYoko Ogawa / JapanRecap: Useful recapMemory / Loss1994The Wind-Up Bird ChronicleExplains the endingTime-bending storyLiterary fiction / Surreal fictionHaruki Murakami / JapanRecap: Useful recapMemory / Marriage
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