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Books like When She Woke

12 books with a reading profile close to When She Woke by Hillary Jordan. Balanced in tone; an easy read.

  1. 1 The Farm

    The Farm

    by Joanne Ramos

    narrative, science fiction

    In a luxury estate in the Hudson Valley called Golden Oaks, Jane, a struggling Filipina immigrant, acts as a Host.

  2. 2 Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

    Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451

    by Tim Hamilton

    narrative, science fiction

    In this 2009 graphic novel adaptation, Tim Hamilton translates the narrative of fireman Guy Montag into a high-contrast visual medium.

  3. 3 The Postman

    The Postman

    by David Brin

    narrative, science fiction

    In a post-apocalyptic Oregon devastated by nuclear winter and societal collapse, Gordon Krantz is a lone wanderer seeking survival.

  4. 4 The Power

    The Power

    by Naomi Alderman

    narrative, science fiction

    Teenage girls across the globe suddenly develop a physical organ called a skein, located near their collarbones, which allows them to discharge lethal electricity from their fingertips.

  5. 5 Automatic Noodle

    Automatic Noodle

    by Annalee Newitz

    narrative, science fiction

    Set in a future shaped by the evolution of sentient labor, Automatic Noodle follows a specialized service robot that gains self-awareness through a technical glitch.

  6. 6 The Dog Stars

    The Dog Stars

    by Peter Heller

    narrative, science fiction

    Hig Higman lives in a hangar at a small Colorado airport nine years after a flu pandemic killed most of the global population.

  7. 7 Yakma Zevki

    Yakma Zevki

    by Ray Bradbury

    narrative, science fiction

    Yakma Zevki, or Pleasure to Burn, is a collection of sixteen short stories and early drafts that trace the evolution of the concept eventually known as Fahrenheit 451.

  8. 8 The Dream Hotel

    The Dream Hotel

    by Laila Lalami

    narrative, science fiction

    Set in a near-future America, the narrative follows a museum curator named Miina who is detained after an algorithmic prediction identifies her as a potential threat to national security.

  9. 9 The Heart Goes Last

    The Heart Goes Last

    by Margaret Atwood

    narrative, science fiction

    Set in a near-future economic collapse, the story follows Stan and Charmaine, a couple living in their car to avoid roving gangs.

  10. 10 Replay: A Novel

    Replay: A Novel

    by Ken Grimwood

    narrative, science fiction

    Jeff Winston is a forty-three-year-old radio journalist who dies of a heart attack in 1988, only to wake up in his college dormitory in 1963.

  11. 11 Annie Bot

    Annie Bot

    by Sierra Greer

    narrative, science fiction

    Annie Bot follows the domestic life of Annie, a sophisticated C-13 built to be the ideal companion for her owner, Doug.

  12. 12 More Than This

    More Than This

    by Patrick Ness

    narrative, science fiction

    Seth Wearing drowns in the opening chapter, hitting his head against rocks in the freezing ocean.

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