Books like Sorrowland
12 books with a reading profile close to Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
Under the Skin
by Michel Faber
Also thought-provoking · horror, science fiction
Isserley drives the lonely roads of the Scottish Highlands searching for muscular male hitchhikers to pick up in her modified vehicle.
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2
Tender Is the Flesh
horror, science fiction
In a world where a sudden virus renders all animal meat lethal, governments legalize "special meat": the breeding and slaughter of humans for systemic consumption.
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3
Chain-Gang All-Stars
Also thought-provoking · science fiction, literary
In this dystopian novel, the United States prison system operates as a televised death match.
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4
Bloodchild and Other Stories
Also thought-provoking · science fiction, literary
This collection centers on biological interdependence and the physical cost of survival.
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5
Revenge
by Yōko Ogawa
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
This collection of eleven interlocking short stories functions as a macabre jigsaw puzzle set in contemporary Japan.
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6
Feed
Also thought-provoking · 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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7
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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8
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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9
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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10
The Candy House
Also thought-provoking · 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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11
Little Eyes
Also thought-provoking · 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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12
Geek Love
horror, literary
Aloysius Binewski and his wife Crystal Lil deliberately breed a family of human oddities by ingesting toxic chemicals and radioactive isotopes during pregnancy.
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