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Books like Ubik

12 books with a reading profile close to Ubik by Philip K. Dick. Deep, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.

1

Watchmen

by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

Set in an alternate 1985 where costumed vigilantes are real and Richard Nixon remains President, the narrative begins with the murder of Edward Blake, known as the Comedian.
2

Frankissstein

by Jeanette Winterson

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

The narrative follows two parallel timelines.
3

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

by Haruki Murakami, Alfred Birnbaum

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

In a high-tech Tokyo, a data processor known as a Calcutec performs mental data encryption for a clandestine organization called the System.
4

The Invention of Morel

by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

A fugitive on a remote, deserted island discovers he is not alone, but rather surrounded by a group of people who seem to be caught in a perpetual, unchangeable loop of their past.
5

Einstein’s Dreams

by Alan Lightman

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

Set in Bern, Switzerland, in 1905, this novel presents a series of thirty fictional dreams experienced by a young Albert Einstein while he works as a patent clerk.
6

Stories of Your Life and Others

by Ted Chiang

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

Ted Chiang’s debut collection contains eight stories rooted in scientific inquiry and rigorous logic.
7

Exhalation

by Ted Chiang

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

Exhalation is a collection of nine speculative stories that grapple with entropy, memory, and the mechanics of reality.
8

I Who Have Never Known Men

by Jacqueline Harpman

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

Forty women live in an underground cage, guarded by silent men who never speak or touch them.
9

The Candy House

by Jennifer Egan

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.
10

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.
11

Slaughterhouse-Five The Children's Crusade

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, science fiction

Billy Pilgrim, an ill-suited American chaplain’s assistant, survives the 1945 firebombing of Dresden as a prisoner of war held in an underground meat locker.
12

Outline

by Rachel Cusk

Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, literary

Faye, a British novelist, travels to Athens during a summer heatwave to teach a week-long creative writing course.

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