I was a SUPER avid reader, as a child/preteen and even a teen, but as I’ve entered adulthood I have seemed to lose interest/struggle with finding the right books for me. I loved reading and books so much as a child I even read/wrote fanfiction for my beloved book series’ and I guess I’m just looking for something to help me find that passion again (sorry if this is starting to seem like a big ask) i have a list of books and authors i loved back than in hopes of find suggestions that if the vibe but are maybe for a more adult audience? (you’ll notice a “ dystopian future” theme, i was definitely the target audience during the rise of that genre.)
books/series:
– The Hunger Games
– Divergent
– The Fault in Our Stars
– If I Stay
– The Giver
– Uglies series
– Matched series
– Twilight
authors
– Sarah Dessen
– Patricia McCormick
– Jay Asher
– Kathleen Glasgow
– Rainbow Rowell
this is my first ever reddit post! i’m looking forward to checking out all of your suggestions. TYIA !!!
by Comprehensive-Pin536
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I Who Have Never Known Men totally fits the vibe of these books. And it’s a little over 200 pages so it’s a quick read. Also, A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World is a good dystopian adventure novel.
I will be bold and recommend the original Mistborn Trilogy by Branson Sanderson.
Now, it is a part of a bigger universe creation by him but don’t worry about that for now. The Mistborn Trilogy perfectly stands by itself.
As a trilogy there are 3 books:
The Final Empire, or just “Mistborn” in some edition.
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages.
It has some YA vibe to it but also crosses into the high fantasy genre, set in pretty much a dystopian world.
Parable of the Sower! Definitely fits the dystopian theme and very relevant right now
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin is one of the best sci-fi books I’ve ever come across. It’s a challenging read but includes such an interesting exploration of gendered society. I grew up reading many books on your list and think Le Guin’s novel definitely has a similar mood but with a more focused and contemporary discussion of what it means to perceive.