Books like Mona Lisa Overdrive
12 books with a reading profile close to Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
1985
by Anthony Burgess, Anthony Burgess
science fiction, literary
Anthony Burgess divides this work into a critical analysis and a fictional response to George Orwell’s dystopian vision.
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2
Oryx and Crake
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.
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3
Galápagos
science fiction, literary
Set one million years in the future, the ghost of Leon Trout narrates the regression of the human race.
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4
Chain-Gang All-Stars
science fiction, literary
In this dystopian novel, the United States prison system operates as a televised death match.
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5
Bloodchild and Other Stories
science fiction, literary
This collection centers on biological interdependence and the physical cost of survival.
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6
The Candy House
science fiction, literary
Bix Bouton, a tech entrepreneur who appeared in A Visit from the Goon Squad, develops a technology called Own Your Unconscious.
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7
Little Eyes
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.
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8
Feed
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.
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9
High-Rise
by J.G. Ballard
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.
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10
Sprawl (Necromancer) Series
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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11
The Employees
by Olga Ravn
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.
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12
The City & the City
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.
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