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1963The Bell JarExplains the endingNovel / Psychological fictionSylvia Plath / United StatesRecap: Useful recapIdentity / Depression1963The GraduateExplains the endingCompare with the filmComic novel / Coming-of-ageCharles Webb / United StatesRecap: Fast recapAimlessness / Desire1962A Clockwork OrangeExplains the endingCompare with the filmDystopian fiction / Satirical novelAnthony Burgess / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapViolence / Control1962One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestExplains the endingCompare with the filmPsychological fiction / Satirical novelKen Kesey / United StatesRecap: Strong recapControl / Freedom1961Catch-22Explains the endingSatire / War novelJoseph Heller / United StatesRecap: Useful recapWar / Bureaucracy1961Revolutionary RoadExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Domestic fictionRichard Yates / Based on Revolutionary RoadRecap: Useful recapMarriage / Suburbia1961The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / School storyMuriel Spark / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapInfluence / Loyalty1960To Kill a MockingbirdExplains the endingNovel / Southern GothicHarper Lee / United StatesRecap: Useful recapJustice / Childhood1959PsychoExplains the endingCompare with the filmHorror / Psychological thrillerRobert Bloch / United StatesRecap: Strong recapIdentity / Control
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