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2015A Little LifeExplains the endingLiterary fiction / Psychological fictionHanya Yanagihara / United StatesRecap: Useful recapTrauma / Friendship2015The Fifth SeasonExplains the endingAdventureFantasy / Science fantasyN. K. Jemisin / United StatesRecap: Useful recapOppression / Survival2015The Girl on the TrainExplains the endingCompare with the filmPsychological thriller / MysteryPaula Hawkins / Based on The Girl on the TrainRecap: Useful recapMemory / Obsession2015The SelloutExplains the endingSatirical novel / Literary fictionPaul Beatty / United StatesRecap: Detailed recapRace / Belonging2015The SympathizerExplains the endingSpy fiction / Historical fictionViet Thanh Nguyen / United StatesRecap: Useful recapWar / Identity2014AnnihilationExplains the endingScience fictionScience fiction / New weirdJeff VanderMeer / United StatesRecap: Useful recapTransformation / Nature2014Station ElevenExplains the endingTime-bending storyPost-apocalyptic fiction / Literary fictionEmily St. John Mandel / CanadaRecap: Useful recapArt / Survival2014The Zone of InterestExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical fiction / War fictionMartin Amis / Based on The Zone of InterestRecap: Useful recapHolocaust / Denial2013AmericanahExplains the endingLiterary fiction / RomanceChimamanda Ngozi Adichie / NigeriaRecap: Useful recapRace / Migration
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