Books like The Star Diaries
12 books with a reading profile close to The Star Diaries by Stanisław Lem. Deep and open-ended; a moderate read.
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Galápagos
Also deep · 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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2
1985
by Anthony Burgess, Anthony Burgess
Also deep and open-ended · 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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Chain-Gang All-Stars
Also deep · science fiction, literary
In this dystopian novel, the United States prison system operates as a televised death match.
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4
High-Rise
by J.G. Ballard
Also deep and open-ended · 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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5
Oryx and Crake
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.
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6
Bloodchild and Other Stories
Also deep · science fiction, literary
This collection centers on biological interdependence and the physical cost of survival.
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The Candy House
Also deep and open-ended · 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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Little Eyes
Also deep and open-ended · 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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Feed
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.
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10
Mona Lisa Overdrive
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…
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The City & the City
Also deep and open-ended · 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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The Employees
by Olga Ravn
Also deep and open-ended · 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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