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Can you suggest any incredible dystopian novels for me to read, pls??

217 replies

CantFindTheBeat · 09/01/2023 20:37

I'm desperate to get engrossed in a book again.

Very little seems to interest me right now.

I love dystopian novels.

Over the years, I've loved:

Handmaids Tale
Flawed
The Road
World War Z
Brave New World

Found these ok:

Vox
Station Eleven
The Chrysalids
1984
I am legend

And loads more I can't remember!

Have you read anything along these lines that you would recommend?

OP posts:
FlappyFish · 09/01/2023 20:49

Station 11. Purely for being a different take on the genre in the way it’s structured.

Though I made the mistake of reading it in lockdown.

MissHavishamsMouldyOldCake · 09/01/2023 20:49

I was listening to the Backlisted podcast today (highly recommend) and one of the guys who hosts it was raving about a 1950s post-apocalyptic novel called The Death of Grass. Sounded a bit bleak for me but might be right up your street,

thenightsky · 09/01/2023 20:49

After reading Vox, I then read Femlandia by the same author.
I enjoyed that.

Also, Skin by Liam Brown.

I love a good dystopian novel, so I'm really place marking for more suggestions. Grin

countdowntonap · 09/01/2023 20:49

The MaddAddam Trilogy Series by Margaret Atwood

GurlwiththeCurl · 09/01/2023 20:49

The Fifth Season #01 of the Broken Earth trilogy by N K Jemisin. A really brilliant and unusual trilogy. Very dark indeed!

Tratjymp · 09/01/2023 20:49

Lord of the Flies.

RichardMarxisinnocent · 09/01/2023 20:49

I enjoyed We by Yevgeny Zamyatin.

WetBandits · 09/01/2023 20:49

Have you read Never Let Me Go?

countdowntonap · 09/01/2023 20:48

The MaddAddam Trilogy Series by Margaret Atwood

Yeahrightthen · 09/01/2023 20:48

Have you read any Aldous Huxley? Brave New World?

Ive not read many dystopian novels, handmaids tale obviously - but I also enjoyed Day of the Triffids - quite dated but enjoyable. Have you read any other Margaret Atwood? The Blind Assassin is another I really enjoyed, also Alias Grace which is based on a true story (not dystopian but creepy!)

WetBandits · 09/01/2023 20:48

Have you read Never Let Me Go?

Vwswimmer1 · 09/01/2023 20:48

I really enjoyed power by Naomi Alderman and also the Wool series by Hugh Howey

FlappyFish · 09/01/2023 20:48

Station 11. Purely for being a different take on the genre.

crochetmonkey74 · 09/01/2023 20:47

On the beach by neville Shute and The Girl With All The Gifts

thenightsky · 09/01/2023 20:47

After reading Vox, I then read Femlandia by the same author. I enjoyed that.

Also, Skin by Liam Brown.

I love a good dystopian novel, so I'm really place marking for more suggestions. Grin

ecuse · 09/01/2023 20:47

I absolutely loved The Power by Naomi Alderman

parietal · 09/01/2023 20:47

Power by Naomi Alderman
The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman
Oryx and Crake: MaddAddam Trilogy, Book 1
by Margaret Atwood
The fifth season - NK Jesimin

Witchbitch20 · 09/01/2023 20:47

The End of Men - Christina Sweeney-Baird?

JustMaggie · 09/01/2023 20:47

I really enjoyed "The Power" by Naomi Alderman

mamamilkmachine · 09/01/2023 20:46

Hunger Games? I watched the movie first and still enjoyed the books....

IsItMimi · 09/01/2023 20:46

The day of the triffids? I think it's become a bit of a cliche because of bad adaptations, but I enjoyed the book. You could also try virtually any other Margaret Atwood book if you enjoyed the handmaid's tale?

JustMaggie · 09/01/2023 20:46

I really enjoyed "The Power" by Naomi Alderman

Vwswimmer1 · 09/01/2023 20:46

I really enjoyed power by Naomi Alderman and also the Wool series by Hugh Howey

MissHavishamsMouldyOldCake · 09/01/2023 20:46

I was listening to the Backlisted podcast today (highly recommend) and one of the guys who hosts it was raving about a 1950s post-apocalyptic novel called The Death of Grass. Sounded a bit bleak for me but might be right up your street,

parietal · 09/01/2023 20:46

Power by Naomi Alderman
The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman
Oryx and Crake: MaddAddam Trilogy, Book 1 by Margaret Atwood
The fifth season - NK Jesimin

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