Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
What we're reading

Find your new favourite book or recommend one on our Book forum.

Original poster

Recommendations please - dystopian fiction

65 replies

MoorGirl · 11/04/2022 21:19

Any ideas?
I have previously really enjoyed:

Battle Royale
Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake trilogy
Children of Time
The Hunger Games series

Thanks!

OP posts:
Riverlee · 14/04/2022 19:43

Margaret’s Ark - Daniel Keohane
The Wall - John Lanchaster

PartridgeCoop · 13/04/2022 10:41

American War by Omar el Akkad - amazing book similar style to oryx and crake books

Original poster
MoorGirl · 13/04/2022 08:22

I just thought of another I enjoyed although not quite the same vein - Murakami's 1Q84 trilogy.
Thanks again everyone for your suggestions.

OP posts:
ElizabethinherGermanGarden · 13/04/2022 07:50

A Lovely Way to Burn - Louise Welsh (and the rest of that series)

Maslina3 · 13/04/2022 07:48

1984, George Orwell
Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gillman.

1984, the ultimate dystopian book.
Herland is more utopian/dystopian

Bells3032 · 13/04/2022 07:48

The unwind series is phenomenal and not well known enough.
The slated series
The maze runner
Delirium series (this one's a bit more girly)

ElephantandGrasshopper · 13/04/2022 07:44

anything by Octavia butler

ChrisPriss · 13/04/2022 07:40

Metronome by Tom Watson

ThirstyMeeples · 13/04/2022 07:37

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler

Partyatnumber10 · 13/04/2022 07:22

Scythe trilogy by Neal Schusterman
Vox by Christina Dalcher.

sirensscreech · 13/04/2022 07:03

Host by Stephanie Meyer. Dystopian : Sci/fi

countdowntonap · 13/04/2022 06:57

Claire North - ‘84K’

countdowntonap · 13/04/2022 06:55

Douglas Coupland - ‘Generation A’

countdowntonap · 13/04/2022 06:54

Margaret Atwood - ‘The Heart Goes Last’
David Eggers- ‘The Circle’ and ‘The Every’

sunrise16 · 13/04/2022 03:22

The death of grass....

MakkaPakkas · 13/04/2022 03:15

The memory police really stuck with me

SillyDoriswithaDangler · 13/04/2022 03:05

Tender is the flesh is a very popular one at the moment. I haven't read it yet but it has been recommended to me multiple times.

theculture · 13/04/2022 02:12

Zone one, Colsen Whitehead a pandemic/zombie one

Whatelsecouldibecalled · 13/04/2022 02:07

The power Naomi alderman

ValBiro · 13/04/2022 01:49

Also came on to say The Road.

Lots of recs for 'Never Let Me Go'. Putting that on my list! Thanks for this thread op!

tangone · 13/04/2022 01:35

The fireman by Joe Hill

redfairy · 12/04/2022 23:49

Gather the Daughters
Carhullan Army

IceandIndigo · 12/04/2022 16:00

The New Wilderness by Diane Cook. When I was reading it I wasn't sure if I liked it or not but afterwards I couldn't stop thinking about it.

hidingmystatus · 12/04/2022 14:49

Anything by Sheri S Tepper.

AnyFucker · 12/04/2022 06:23

.