Hey! I'm a college student hoping to pick up a dystopian book/novel from my public library this afternoon. As a busy STEM major, this will be the first book I've had the chance to read in a couple years (I know, it makes me cringe too). I am hoping to make a good choice so that I can get hooked and finish it, but I'm not quite sure which one I should go for. Some books I've enjoyed in the past are (you might notice a trend here :P) The Giver, The Book Thief (those are my top two favorites), Where the Crawdads Sing, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Glass Castle. Recently, I seem to like gloomier books with a deeper meaning. I really enjoy alternate realities and stories built around corrupt governments.
I didn't really care for In Cold Blood, the Percy Jackson series, or the Hunger Games series. I think the latter two were too fictitious for what I'm looking for.
I've heard good things about Fahrenheit 451, A Short Stay in Hell, and 1984, but unfortunately so did everyone else that uses my library (they are checked out right now), so I'm looking for some other options at the moment.
You guys are the experts, thank you in advance!
by PlumAlone4599
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The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami could be a good fit. It’s set in the near future where people can be detained because an algorithm predicts that they’re likely to commit a crime
I recommend Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. A fantastic book, easy to read, philosophical and also a completely realistic dystopia. Would be great for someone with a STEM background.
**Bird Box** by Josh Malerman
**Blindness** by José Saramago
**The Dog Stars** by Peter Heller
**The Road** by Cormac McCarthy
**Pines** by Blake Crouch
A clockwork orange or 1984
Poster Girl by Veronica Roth may be worth a try. It’s set after the downfall of a dystopian government, and is very interesting and well written.