Books like Anthem
12 books with a reading profile close to Anthem by Ayn Rand. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
philosophy, science fiction
In the second installment of the Foundation series, Hari Seldon’s mathematical predictions face two distinct threats.
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2
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
philosophy, science fiction
The narrative tracks the pursuit of a hidden group of mentalic experts tasked with steering the Seldon Plan back onto its mathematical course.
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3
The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H. G. Wells
philosophy, science fiction
After surviving a shipwreck, Edward Prendick is rescued and taken to a remote volcanic island inhabited by the vivisector Dr.
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4
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Also thought-provoking · philosophy, science fiction
A Square, a mathematician and resident of a two-dimensional world, narrates his discovery of higher spatial realities.
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5
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
philosophy, science fiction
In 1895 London, an unnamed Victorian inventor constructs a crystalline vehicle capable of traversing the fourth dimension.
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6
Aesop’s Fables
by Aesop
philosophy, accessible
This collection assembles traditional Greek allegories featuring a cast of anthropomorphic animals who face dilemmas centered on human behavior.
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7
The World Set Free
by H.G. Wells
philosophy, science fiction
Written in 1914, this narrative predicts the discovery of artificial radioactivity and the invention of continuous atomic explosions.
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8
A Modest Proposal
philosophy, accessible
A Modest Proposal is a satirical essay written as a formal policy recommendation to address poverty and overpopulation in eighteenth-century Ireland.
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9
Cat’s Cradle
philosophy, science fiction
John, a narrator seeking to document what prominent Americans did on the day Hiroshima was bombed, travels to the impoverished Caribbean island of San Lorenzo.
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10
Stranger in a Strange Land
philosophy, science fiction
Valentine Michael Smith is a human born on Mars and raised by its ancient, non-human inhabitants.
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11
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
philosophy, science fiction
Guy Montag is a fireman in a future society where the government mandates the destruction of all printed literature.
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12
Earth Abides
science fiction, classic literature
Isherwood Williams emerges from the California mountains to find a swift-moving plague has decimated the human population.
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