I’m looking for a book, any book, that you would consider a modern classic that isn’t historical fiction. I enjoy sci-fi, fantasy, and dystopian settings with very interesting and often deluded main characters (Lolita, A Clockwork Orange, American Psycho, etc). I do not enjoy young adult books, with some exceptions. For example, I really enjoyed Ender’s Game and the Unwind series by Neal Shusterman, but I only enjoyed them because they dealt with deeper philosophical themes. My coworker recommended Red Rising, but it is a thick book and is part of a series. I want something that is a standalone novel, under 400 pages, and very interesting. Something you would consider a modern classic
by iBeenZoomin
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and 1984 by George Orwell are considered modern classics with what I’d call a dystopian like setting.
I don’t know if you can consider it an modern classic already but Fight Club might be worth looking into
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
A bit of an obvious one: The Handmaid’s Tale.
What’s “modern” in your classification? If we take that the first historical fiction novel is from the 8th century (if memory serves).
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American Gods and Anancy Boys by Neil Gaiman
A Gentleman in Moscow
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