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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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[–] hybridhavoc@darkfriend.social 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@Varyk How short a time are we talking?

This one might be a bit of a cheat, but: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Technically everything happens within a day.

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

A day is good, and I love that title.

I didn't have a hard and fast timeline going in deliberately, i'm more interested in all of your recommendations.

I'll definitely be looking into that, thanks.