Books like 1984

1. 

   Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

   Philip K. Dick · 1968

   Because shares tags: science fiction, dystopia, classics.

   Bounty hunter Rick Deckard retires escaped androids in ruined San Francisco while doubting what empathy still means.

2. 

   The Time Machine

   H.G. Wells · 1895

   Because shares tags: science fiction, classics, dystopia.

   Wells sends a Victorian inventor to the year 802,701, where idle Eloi and blind Morlocks share a dark human fate.

3. 

   Station Eleven

   Emily St. John Mandel · 2014

   Because shares tags: dystopia, science fiction, literary fiction.

   After a flu empties the world, a traveling troupe plays Shakespeare for small towns linked by one dead actor.

4. 

   The Handmaid's Tale

   Margaret Atwood · 1985 · The Handmaid's Tale #1

   Because shares tags: dystopia, science fiction, classics.

   Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale retold: Offred in Gilead, the Commander, Serena Joy, Mayday, and the van.

5. 

   The Giver

   Lois Lowry · 1993 · The Giver #1

   Because shares tags: dystopia, science fiction, classics.

   Lois Lowry's The Giver retold: Jonas's Assignment, the memories, release, and the sled ride out.

6. 

   Lord of the Flies

   William Golding · 1954

   Because shares tags: classics, dystopia, literary fiction.

   William Golding's Lord of the Flies retold: Ralph and Jack, the conch, the beast, Simon, Piggy, and why the rescue is no relief.

7. 

   Frankenstein

   Mary Shelley · 1818

   Because shares tags: classics, science fiction, literary fiction.

   Frankenstein retold: Victor builds, the creature wakes, Arctic letters, demand and refusal.

8. 

   Fahrenheit 451

   Ray Bradbury · 1953

   Because shares tags: dystopia, science fiction, classics.

   Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 retold: Montag burns books, meets Clarisse, hides books, and follows the river to the readers.

9. 

   Brave New World

   Aldous Huxley · 1932

   Because shares tags: dystopia, science fiction, classics.

   Huxley's Brave New World retold: hatcheries, soma, Bernard and Lenina, John the Savage, and the lighthouse.

10. 

    Things Fall Apart

    Chinua Achebe · 1958

    Because shares tags: classics, literary fiction.

    Proud Igbo wrestler Okonkwo rises in 1890s Umuofia, then loses standing through hard exile, a son's conversion, and British missionaries…

11. 

    Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Zora Neale Hurston · 1937

    Because shares tags: classics, literary fiction.

    Janie Crawford tells Pheoby about Eatonville life with Logan Killicks, Joe Starks called Jody, and Tea Cake.

12. 

    The Testaments

    Margaret Atwood · 2019 · The Handmaid's Tale #2

    Because shares tags: dystopia, science fiction.

    Aunt Lydia, Agnes and Nicole conspire to bring down Gilead fifteen years later.

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