hi! looking for suggestions for books that are either dystopian, sci-fi, and/or magical realism books? realized that i like these type of genres, but want to start reading more that's similar.
some books i've enjoyed so far:
dystopian:
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
magical realism:
- The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
haven't read any sci-fi books yet, but i enjoyed the series:
- The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
- would love more suggestions similar to this!
by Professional_Love193
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Fernando A Flores writes dystopian magical realism. Tears of the Truffle Pig and Brother Brontë are his novels.
* Amatka by Karin Tidbeck
* Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
* Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
* The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe by D. G. Compton
* The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
* Contact by Carl Sagan
* The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
* Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
* Dragon’s Egg by Robert L. Forward
Here are some dystopian and magic realism books I’ve enjoyed:
Dystopian:
* Silo series by Hugh Howie
* I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
* The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
* Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
* Blindness by Jose Saramago
* The Road by Cormac McCarthy
For Magic Realism maybe try:
* Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
* One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
* Ashley Poston’s other books are also a lot of fun! Esp The Dead Romantics and Sounds Like Love.
Anything by D. R. Long
Here are some off-beat suggestions:
Dystopian
The Island of Last Things by Emma Sloley
Lark Ascending by Silas House
Magical Realism
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
Sci-fi
The Hungry Gods by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Enders Game
Altered Carbon
Red Rising
I’ve often had it suggested to me but just finally finished the first book in “The Expanse” series Leviathan Wakes by James A. Comey … Really enjoyed it. In the timeline there’s 3 books/stories before it but now that I know that I’m preparing to start Memories Legion