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1987BelovedExplains the endingTime-bending storyNovel / Historical fictionToni Morrison / United StatesRecap: Useful recapMemory / Slavery1987Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop CafeExplains the endingCompare with the filmSouthern fiction / Historical fictionFannie Flagg / Based on Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop CafeRecap: Useful recapFriendship / Memory1987MiseryExplains the endingCompare with the filmPsychological horror / ThrillerStephen King / Based on MiseryRecap: Useful recapCaptivity / Obsession1987Norwegian WoodExplains the endingTime-bending storyNovel / Coming-of-age fictionHaruki Murakami / JapanRecap: Useful recapGrief / Love1986Forrest GumpExplains the endingCompare with the filmComic novel / SatireWinston Groom / United StatesRecap: Strong recapInnocence / American history1986ZodiacExplains the endingCompare with the filmTrue crime / NonfictionRobert Graysmith / United StatesRecap: Useful recapObsession / Evidence1985Love in the Time of CholeraExplains the endingTime-bending storyNovel / RomanceGabriel García Márquez / ColombiaRecap: Useful recapLove / Time1985The Cider House RulesExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Social novelJohn Irving / Based on The Cider House RulesRecap: Useful recapChoice / Medicine1985The Handmaid's TaleExplains the endingTime-bending storyDystopian novel / Speculative fictionMargaret Atwood / CanadaRecap: Useful recapControl / Memory
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