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The Handmaid's TaleSeries
series3 books1985
Tense in tone, about gender and society and rebellion and revolution.
“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
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Fahrenheit 451Series
series2 books1951
completed
About books and reading.
“Set in a future where books are outlawed and firemen exist to burn them, it follows fireman Guy Montag as doubts about his job push him toward the very literature he's supposed to destroy.”
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The Shockwave RiderNovel
John Brunnerstandalone novel1975
Cyberpunk, tense in tone, about surveillance, set in big city.
A Clockwork OrangeSeries
series4 books1962
completed
Challenging in tone, set in our world and big city.
“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
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The SimulacraNovel
Philip K. Dickstandalone novel1964
About political intrigue and robots, set in our world.
The Running ManNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1982
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about survival.