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2017Lincoln in the BardoExplains the endingTime-bending storyHistorical fiction / Experimental fictionGeorge Saunders / United StatesRecap: Useful recapGrief / Memory2017NomadlandExplains the endingCompare with the filmNonfiction / Social historyJessica Bruder / Based on NomadlandRecap: Useful recapWork / Housing2017PachinkoExplains the endingHistorical fiction / Family sagaMin Jin Lee / United StatesRecap: Useful recapMigration / Family2017The Hate U GiveExplains the endingCompare with the filmYoung adult novel / Social novelAngie Thomas / Based on The Hate U GiveRecap: Strong recapJustice / Identity2016HomegoingExplains the endingTime-bending storyHistorical fiction / Family sagaYaa Gyasi / GhanaRecap: Useful recapSlavery / Lineage2016The DryExplains the endingCompare with the filmCrime novel / MysteryJane Harper / AustraliaRecap: Useful recapDrought / Secrets2016The PowerExplains the endingScience fictionScience fiction / Dystopian fictionNaomi Alderman / United KingdomRecap: Useful recapPower / Gender2016The Underground RailroadExplains the endingAlternate history / Historical fictionColson Whitehead / United StatesRecap: Useful recapSlavery / Freedom2016The WonderExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical novel / Psychological fictionEmma Donoghue / IrelandRecap: Useful recapFaith / Control
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