Circe
Madeline Miller
2018
Books with the “Deserted Island” trope
Characters cut off from the outside world on an island from which they cannot simply leave.
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Setting and place · Deserted Island
Books with this trope
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
2005
The Martian
Andy Weir
2011
Shutter Island
Dennis Lehane
2003
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
1954
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
1719
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
1883
The Mysterious Island
Jules Verne
1875
The Wager
David Grann
2023
The Decagon House Murders
Yukito Ayatsuji
1987
A River Enchanted
Rebecca Ross
2022
The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks
1984
We Were Liars
E. Lockhart
2014
The Island of Doctor Moreau
H. G. Wells
1896
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing
1959
The Troop
Nick Cutter
2014
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