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1992The Secret HistoryExplains the endingCampus novel / Psychological fictionDonna Tartt / United StatesRecap: Useful recapGuilt / Class1990Jurassic ParkExplains the endingCompare with the filmScience fiction / Techno-thrillerMichael Crichton / United StatesRecap: Fast recapControl / Science1990L.A. ConfidentialExplains the endingCompare with the filmCrime novel / Neo-noirJames Ellroy / United StatesRecap: Useful recapCorruption / Ambition1990PossessionExplains the endingLiterary mystery / RomanceA. S. Byatt / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapScholarship / Love1990Shrek!Compare with the filmPicture book / Fairy-tale parodyWilliam Steig / United StatesRecap: Fast recapOutsiders / Self-acceptance1989The Remains of the DayExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Historical fictionKazuo Ishiguro / Based on The Remains of the DayRecap: Useful recapDuty / Regret1988MatildaCompare with the filmAdventureChildren's literature / FantasyRoald Dahl / Based on MatildaRecap: Fast recapLearning / Family1988The AlchemistExplains the endingTime-bending storyNovel / Adventure fictionPaulo Coelho / BrazilRecap: Fast recapDreams / Faith1988The Silence of the LambsExplains the endingCompare with the filmThriller / Crime novelThomas Harris / United StatesRecap: Strong recapInvestigation / Trauma
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