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Books like Yakma Zevki

12 books with a reading profile close to Yakma Zevki by Ray Bradbury. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.

  1. 1 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.

  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 Mountain in the Sea

    The Mountain in the Sea

    by Ray Nayler

    narrative, science fiction

    Marine biologist Ha Nguyen travels to the remote Con Dao Archipelago to study a colony of octopuses that has developed a sophisticated culture, a symbolic language, and a defensive autonomy.

  4. 4 The Bees

    The Bees

    by Laline Paull

    narrative, science fiction

    Flora 717 is born into the lowest caste of a rigid apiary society, a sanitation worker destined for silent labor.

  5. 5 Timequake

    Timequake

    by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

    narrative, science fiction

    In 2001 the universe's expansion hits a snag and snaps back to 1991, forcing everyone to relive the following ten years exactly as before, unable to change a thing.

  6. 6 The Anomaly

    The Anomaly

    by Hervé Le Tellier

    narrative, science fiction

    In March 2021, an Air France flight from Paris to New York flies into a violent storm and lands safely at JFK.

  7. 7 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.

  8. 8 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.

  9. 9 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.

  10. 10 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.

  11. 11 The Age of Miracles

    The Age of Miracles

    by Karen Thompson Walker

    narrative, science fiction

    On an ordinary Saturday, the earth’s rotation begins to slow, an event known as "the slowing." Julia, an eleven-year-old living in California, watches as gravity shifts and birds fall from the sky.

  12. 12 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.

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