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1993A Suitable BoyExplains the endingNovel / Family sagaVikram Seth / IndiaRecap: Useful recapMarriage / Family1993Parable of the SowerExplains the endingScience fictionDystopian fiction / Science fictionOctavia E. Butler / United StatesRecap: Useful recapSurvival / Belief1993The GiverExplains the endingCompare with the filmDystopian novel / Young adult fictionLois Lowry / Based on The GiverRecap: Fast recapMemory / Choice1993The Shipping NewsCompare with the filmNovel / Family dramaAnnie Proulx / United StatesRecap: Useful recapGrief / Home1993The Virgin SuicidesExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Literary fictionJeffrey Eugenides / United StatesRecap: Useful recapMemory / Adolescence1993TrainspottingExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Black comedyIrvine Welsh / Based on TrainspottingRecap: Useful recapAddiction / Friendship1992Snow CrashExplains the endingCyberpunk / SatireNeal Stephenson / United StatesRecap: Useful recapLanguage / Control1992The Children of MenExplains the endingCompare with the filmDystopian novel / Science fictionP. D. James / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapHope / Infertility1992The English PatientExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Historical fictionMichael Ondaatje / Based on The English PatientRecap: Useful recapMemory / War
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