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What's a good book that unfolds over a short time in-story? No spoilers, thanks. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Varyk@sh.itjust.works to c/books@lemmy.ml

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Everything takes place over a few hours, or entirely set during the immediate aftermath of an automobile crash, for example?

I'd like to avoid "and it was all a dream", time travel, or similar plot devices if possible.

I'm curious what a novel of any length purposely confined to a strict time window in-story reads like.

Maybe I should be reading more plays.

Thanks.

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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I haven’t read it yet, but Martin Riker’s novel The Guest Lecture apparently takes place in the mind of a professor lying awake in bed the night before she’s supposed to deliver a lecture.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Thanks, definitely worth looking into