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1980The Bourne IdentityExplains the endingCompare with the filmSpy novel / ThrillerRobert Ludlum / Based on BourneRecap: Strong recapMemory / Identity1980The Name of the RoseExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical mystery / NovelUmberto Eco / Based on The Name of the RoseRecap: Useful recapKnowledge / Faith1979KindredExplains the endingScience fictionHistorical fiction / Science fictionOctavia E. Butler / United StatesRecap: Useful recapSlavery / Survival1979Nothing Lasts ForeverExplains the endingCompare with the filmAction thriller / Crime novelRoderick Thorp / United StatesRecap: Fast recapIsolation / Violence1978The World According to GarpExplains the endingCompare with the filmComic novel / Literary fictionJohn Irving / Based on The World According to GarpRecap: Useful recapFamily / Writing1977The ShiningExplains the endingCompare with the filmHorror / Psychological fictionStephen King / United StatesRecap: Strong recapIsolation / Family1976A River Runs Through ItExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovella / Autobiographical fictionNorman Maclean / Based on A River Runs Through ItRecap: Useful recapFamily / Grace1974All the President's MenExplains the endingCompare with the filmNonfiction / Political writingBob Woodward / United StatesRecap: Useful recapInvestigation / Power1974CarrieExplains the endingCompare with the filmHorror / Epistolary novelStephen King / Based on CarrieRecap: Useful recapBullying / Repression
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