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2013The GoldfinchExplains the endingCompare with the filmNovel / Literary fictionDonna Tartt / Based on The GoldfinchRecap: Useful recapArt / Trauma2013The LuminariesExplains the endingHistorical mystery / Literary fictionEleanor Catton / New ZealandRecap: Useful recapFate / Gold2012A Man Called OveCompare with the filmNovel / Comedy dramaFredrik Backman / SwedenRecap: Useful recapGrief / Community2012Gone GirlExplains the endingCompare with the filmThriller / Crime novelGillian Flynn / Based on Gone GirlRecap: Useful recapMarriage / Performance2012Me Before YouExplains the endingCompare with the filmRomance novel / DramaJojo Moyes / Based on Me Before YouRecap: Useful recapCare / Choice2012The Fault in Our StarsExplains the endingCompare with the filmYoung adult novel / RomanceJohn Green / Based on The Fault in Our StarsRecap: Useful recapLove / Illness2012The Light Between OceansExplains the endingCompare with the filmHistorical novel / DramaM. L. Stedman / AustraliaRecap: Useful recapGrief / Parenthood2012WonderCompare with the filmChildren's literature / Realist fictionR. J. Palacio / Based on WonderRecap: Fast recapKindness / School2011The MartianCompare with the filmScience fictionScience fiction / Survival fictionAndy Weir / Based on The MartianRecap: Fast recapSurvival / Problem solving
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