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Books like Galápagos

12 books with a reading profile close to Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.. Deep; a moderate read.

  1. 1 Oryx and Crake

    Oryx and Crake

    by Margaret Atwood

    Also deep · science fiction, literary

    Snowman, formerly known as Jimmy, is the last human survivor in a world populated by the Crakers, a floor-model species of genetically engineered humanoids.

  2. 2 Chain-Gang All-Stars

    Chain-Gang All-Stars

    by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

    Also deep · science fiction, literary

    In this dystopian novel, the United States prison system operates as a televised death match.

  3. 3 1985

    1985

    by Anthony Burgess, Anthony Burgess

    Also deep · science fiction, literary

    Anthony Burgess divides this work into a critical analysis and a fictional response to George Orwell’s dystopian vision.

  4. 4 Bloodchild and Other Stories

    Bloodchild and Other Stories

    by Octavia E. Butler

    Also deep · science fiction, literary

    This collection centers on biological interdependence and the physical cost of survival.

  5. 5 Little Eyes

    Little Eyes

    by Samanta Schweblin

    Also deep · science fiction, literary

    In Samanta Schweblin's novel, a new device called a kentuki, a small robot animal with a camera for eyes, becomes a global craze.

  6. 6 The Candy House

    The Candy House

    by Jennifer Egan

    Also deep · science fiction, literary

    Bix Bouton, a tech entrepreneur who appeared in A Visit from the Goon Squad, develops a technology called Own Your Unconscious.

  7. 7 Feed

    Feed

    by M.T. Anderson

    Also deep · science fiction, literary

    In a future where brain implants connect citizens directly to a constant stream of consumer data and instant messaging, Titus and his teenage friends live for mindless trends and corporate-sponsored recreation.

  8. 8 High-Rise

    High-Rise

    by J.G. Ballard

    Also deep · science fiction, literary

    A new forty-story tower block on the edge of London houses a thousand tenants, stacked by income, with professionals on top and families lower down.

  9. 9 Mona Lisa Overdrive

    Mona Lisa Overdrive

    by William Gibson

    science fiction, literary

    The narrative follows four converging plotlines eight years after the events of Count Zero: a young Japanese girl sent to London for safety, a prostitute named Mona who undergoes surgical alteration to impersonate a fam…

  10. 10 The Employees

    The Employees

    by Olga Ravn

    Also deep · science fiction, literary

    Set aboard the Six-Thousand Ship orbiting the planet New Discovery, the narrative unfolds through a series of witness statements delivered to an anonymous committee.

  11. 11 The City & the City

    The City & the City

    by China Miéville

    Also deep · science fiction, literary

    Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad begins a routine murder investigation in Besźel, a crumbling city that geographically overlaps with the prosperous, modern metropolis of Ul Qoma.

  12. 12 Sprawl (Necromancer) Series

    Sprawl (Necromancer) Series

    by William Gibson

    Also deep · science fiction, literary

    The Sprawl series follows Henry Dorsett Case, a data thief hired by a mysterious entity to bypass the ice securing a massive artificial intelligence.

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