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2020The Midnight LibraryExplains the endingSpeculative fiction / Philosophical fictionMatt Haig / United KingdomRecap: Fast recapRegret / Choice2020The Night WatchmanHistorical fiction / Native American literatureLouise Erdrich / United StatesRecap: Useful recapSovereignty / Community2020The Vanishing HalfExplains the endingHistorical fiction / Family sagaBrit Bennett / United StatesRecap: Useful recapPassing / Family2019The Nickel BoysExplains the endingTime-bending storyHistorical fiction / Social novelColson Whitehead / United StatesRecap: Useful recapRacism / Institutional abuse2018CirceExplains the endingFantasy novel / Mythological fictionMadeline Miller / United StatesRecap: Useful recapPower / Exile2018Normal PeopleExplains the endingLiterary fiction / RomanceSally Rooney / IrelandRecap: Fast recapClass / Intimacy2018The OverstoryExplains the endingEnvironmental fiction / Literary fictionRichard Powers / United StatesRecap: Useful recapTrees / Activism2018Where the Crawdads SingExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / MysteryDelia Owens / Based on Where the Crawdads SingRecap: Strong recapIsolation / Nature2018Women TalkingExplains the endingCompare with the filmLiterary fiction / Social novelMiriam Toews / Based on Women TalkingRecap: Useful recapFaith / Violence
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