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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:
countdowntonap · 09/01/2023 20:43

The MaddAddam Trilogy Series by Margaret Atwood

Offleyhoo · 09/01/2023 20:44

The Stand by Stephen King

abracady · 09/01/2023 20:44

www.goodreads.com/book/show/58489367-moths

Yeahrightthen · 09/01/2023 20:44

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!)

Vwswimmer1 · 09/01/2023 20:44

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

oceanskye · 09/01/2023 20:44

Have you read The Passage by Justin Cronin?

Witchbitch20 · 09/01/2023 20:44

The End of Men - Christina Sweeney-Baird

abracady · 09/01/2023 20:44

www.goodreads.com/book/show/58489367-moths

MeghanThyStallion · 09/01/2023 20:45

Red Rising?

YellowLemonshade · 09/01/2023 20:45

Have you tried

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
Hugh Howey Silo trilogy (Wool, Shift, Dust)

SomersetBrie · 09/01/2023 20:45

Margaret Atwood Oryx and Crake?

Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury also a wonderful read.

ItWasDobbinAtTheMareAndSpare · 09/01/2023 20:45

The Wool trilogy by Hugh Howey.

mamamilkmachine · 09/01/2023 20:45

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

Vwswimmer1 · 09/01/2023 20:45

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

Setyoufree · 09/01/2023 20:45

Oryx and crake is really good if you haven't read that one?

Farenheit 451

YellowLemonshade · 09/01/2023 20:45

Have you tried

Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
Hugh Howey Silo trilogy (Wool, Shift, Dust)

Divebar2021 · 09/01/2023 20:45

My dads favourite novel Earth Abides. ( although I loved 1984 so maybe this won’t be your bag )

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

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,

Vwswimmer1 · 09/01/2023 20:46

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

JustMaggie · 09/01/2023 20:46

I really enjoyed "The Power" by Naomi Alderman

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?

mamamilkmachine · 09/01/2023 20:46

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

JustMaggie · 09/01/2023 20:47

I really enjoyed "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