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Recursion by Blake Crouch reads as fast, suspenseful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
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Nicola Griffith · 1995
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City of Illusions
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James Dashner · 2009
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Total Recall
Piers Anthony · 1989
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Memory Man
David Baldacci · 2015
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Shattered
Teri Terry · 2014
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Pluto, Vol. 1
Osamu Tezuka · 2009
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A Curse for True Love
Stephanie Garber · 2023
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Isabel Allende · 1987
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