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by Arthur C. Clarke

Science FictionClassic SF ❄️ 0/5

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8 Books Matched to Childhood's End

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Matches that share Childhood's End's dark energy

97%

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

❄️ 0/5 · 304p · Science Fiction, Classic SF

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94%

The Lathe of Heaven

by Ursula K. Le Guin

❄️ 0/5 · 184p · Science Fiction, Classic SF

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91%

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

by Haruki Murakami

🌶️ 1/5 · 400p · Science Fiction, Literary Fiction

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Compatible reads for intense lovers

89%

The Giver

by Lois Lowry

❄️ 0/5 · 225p · Dystopian, YA Science Fiction

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86%

1984

by George Orwell

🌶️ 1/5 · 328p · Dystopian, Science Fiction

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84%

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

by Agatha Christie

❄️ 0/5 · 296p · Mystery, Classic

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81%

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

by Agatha Christie

❄️ 0/5 · 312p · Mystery, Classic

Agatha Christie writes like Arthur C. Clarke's cooler cousin. Same energy, fresh take.

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79%

The ABC Murders

by Agatha Christie

❄️ 0/5 · 256p · Mystery, Classic

94% compatibility match. The addictive hits different here.

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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin — ❄️ 0/5 spice, 304 pages

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