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The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1974
A physicist leaves an anarchist moon for a capitalist planet where his theories become a weapon.
4.26
154k+
The Dispossessed Summary
The Dispossessed 91%
A physicist leaves an anarchist moon for a capitalist planet where his theories become a weapon.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1974
4.26
154k+ ratings
Archaeologies of the Future
by Fredric Jameson • 2005
Utopia's function is not to predict the future but to prove the present is not inevitable.
4.04
596
Archaeologies of the Future Summary
Archaeologies of the Future 90%
Utopia's function is not to predict the future but to prove the present is not inevitable.
by Fredric Jameson 2005
4.04
596 ratings
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin • 2023
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
3.92
42k+
The Ferryman Summary
The Ferryman 90%
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
by Justin Cronin 2023
3.92
42k+ ratings
Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley • 2006
In a drug-calmed utopia of designer humans, one outsider craves the pain they've abolished.
3.94
23k+
Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World Revisited 90%
In a drug-calmed utopia of designer humans, one outsider craves the pain they've abolished.
by Aldous Huxley 2006
3.94
23k+ ratings
The Coffee Bean
by Jon Gordon • 2019
A traveler reports from an island where gold lines chamber pots and no one owns anything.
4.04
6k+
The Coffee Bean Summary
The Coffee Bean 90%
A traveler reports from an island where gold lines chamber pots and no one owns anything.
by Jon Gordon 2019
4.04
6k+ ratings
Acide sulfurique
by Amélie Nothomb • 2005
A student is dragged into a reality-TV death camp where the audience decides who is killed.
3.57
13k+
Acide sulfurique Summary
Acide sulfurique 90%
A student is dragged into a reality-TV death camp where the audience decides who is killed.
by Amélie Nothomb 2005
3.57
13k+ ratings
The Gender War
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Imprisoned in a matriarchy, a rebel endures torture as her warden lover escapes to rescue her.
4.09
14k+
The Gender War Summary
The Gender War 90%
Imprisoned in a matriarchy, a rebel endures torture as her warden lover escapes to rescue her.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.09
14k+ ratings
Vanishing World
by Sayaka Murata • 2015
In a world without sex or family, one woman raised on romance watches her own desires vanish.
3.20
15k+
Vanishing World Summary
Vanishing World 89%
In a world without sex or family, one woman raised on romance watches her own desires vanish.
by Sayaka Murata 2015
3.20
15k+ ratings
Nous
by Christelle Dabos • 2024
Without instinct in a society built on it, one girl's hidden absence becomes a spreading contagion.
4.02
2k+
Nous Summary
Nous 89%
Without instinct in a society built on it, one girl's hidden absence becomes a spreading contagion.
by Christelle Dabos 2024
4.02
2k+ ratings
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley • 1932
Factory-made humans, a pleasure drug, and one man who wants something real.
3.98
2.1M+
Brave New World Summary
Brave New World 89%
Factory-made humans, a pleasure drug, and one man who wants something real.
by Aldous Huxley 1932
3.98
2.1M+ ratings
Radicalized
by Cory Doctorow • 2019
When her smart toaster bricks itself, a refugee discovers the whole building is a corporate jail.
4.03
8k+
Radicalized Summary
Radicalized 89%
When her smart toaster bricks itself, a refugee discovers the whole building is a corporate jail.
by Cory Doctorow 2019
4.03
8k+ ratings
Deep Utopia
by Nick Bostrom • 2024
Machines solve every problem. What's left for us to do, and does it matter?
3.61
867
Deep Utopia Summary
Deep Utopia 89%
Machines solve every problem. What's left for us to do, and does it matter?
by Nick Bostrom 2024
3.61
867 ratings
The Giver
by Lois Lowry • 1993
In a world without pain, a boy is chosen to remember what his community has erased.
4.12
2.8M+
The Giver Summary
The Giver 89%
In a world without pain, a boy is chosen to remember what his community has erased.
by Lois Lowry 1993
4.12
2.8M+ ratings
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest • 1974
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
3.95
11k+
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World 89%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Endure
by Bella Forrest • 2018
To expose the cabal that corrupted her AI Tower, Liana must risk the brother she loves.
4.35
4k+
The Girl Who Dared to Endure Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Endure 89%
To expose the cabal that corrupted her AI Tower, Liana must risk the brother she loves.
by Bella Forrest 2018
4.35
4k+ ratings
The Heart Goes Last
by Margaret Atwood • 2015
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
3.39
75k+
The Heart Goes Last Summary
The Heart Goes Last 89%
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
by Margaret Atwood 2015
3.39
75k+ ratings
The Gender Plan
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.
4.06
10k+
The Gender Plan Summary
The Gender Plan 89%
Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.06
10k+ ratings
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 89%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
The Palace of Dreams
by Ismail Kadare • 1981
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
3.94
7k+
The Palace of Dreams Summary
The Palace of Dreams 89%
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
by Ismail Kadare 1981
3.94
7k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Fight
by Bella Forrest • 2018
When an immortal founder seizes the Tower to purge thousands, one trapped Champion must stop him.
4.27
4k+
The Girl Who Dared to Fight Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Fight 89%
When an immortal founder seizes the Tower to purge thousands, one trapped Champion must stop him.
by Bella Forrest 2018
4.27
4k+ ratings
The Tower
by Colin Wilson • 1987
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
4.02
509
The Tower Summary
The Tower 89%
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
by Colin Wilson 1987
4.02
509 ratings
The Gender End
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Captive in a wasteland, a rebel must unite two enemy nations to destroy a tyrant's genetic monsters.
4.16
10k+
The Gender End Summary
The Gender End 89%
Captive in a wasteland, a rebel must unite two enemy nations to destroy a tyrant's genetic monsters.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.16
10k+ ratings
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman • 1995
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
4.08
524k+
I Who Have Never Known Men Summary
I Who Have Never Known Men 89%
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
by Jacqueline Harpman 1995
4.08
524k+ ratings
Gods of Another Kind
by Steven Decker • 2023
A hermit talks to animals, learns he's engineered, and follows a telepath to a perfect world.
4.40
964
Gods of Another Kind Summary
Gods of Another Kind 89%
A hermit talks to animals, learns he's engineered, and follows a telepath to a perfect world.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.40
964 ratings
The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman • 2007
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
3.73
11k+
The Accidental Time Machine Summary
The Accidental Time Machine 89%
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
by Joe Haldeman 2007
3.73
11k+ ratings
The Width of the World
by David Baldacci • 2017
In a city built on stolen magic and erased minds, Vega Jane's arrival has not gone unnoticed.
4.08
6k+
The Width of the World Summary
The Width of the World 89%
In a city built on stolen magic and erased minds, Vega Jane's arrival has not gone unnoticed.
by David Baldacci 2017
4.08
6k+ ratings
UnWholly
by Neal Shusterman • 2012
Connor's sanctuary splinters when a vengeful rebel demands war and the state prepares to strike.
4.24
68k+
UnWholly Summary
UnWholly 89%
Connor's sanctuary splinters when a vengeful rebel demands war and the state prepares to strike.
by Neal Shusterman 2012
4.24
68k+ ratings
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin • 1924
An engineer in a regime of absolute reason falls for a woman of absolute rebellion.
3.88
115k+
We Summary
We 89%
An engineer in a regime of absolute reason falls for a woman of absolute rebellion.
by Yevgeny Zamyatin 1924
3.88
115k+ ratings
Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry • 2000
Spared for her needlework, a disabled orphan discovers she's an artist in a gilded prison.
3.83
211k+
Gathering Blue Summary
Gathering Blue 89%
Spared for her needlework, a disabled orphan discovers she's an artist in a gilded prison.
by Lois Lowry 2000
3.83
211k+ ratings
The Gender Lie
by Bella Forrest • 2016
She enters a nation outlawing women to save him, trusting rebels whose real goal is war.
4.01
18k+
The Gender Lie Summary
The Gender Lie 89%
She enters a nation outlawing women to save him, trusting rebels whose real goal is war.
by Bella Forrest 2016
4.01
18k+ ratings
Pandemonium
by Lauren Oliver • 2012
She fled a world without love; now she's falling for the boy who upholds it.
4.02
246k+
Pandemonium Summary
Pandemonium 89%
She fled a world without love; now she's falling for the boy who upholds it.
by Lauren Oliver 2012
4.02
246k+ ratings
BEYOND EXTINCTION
by John Keeble • 2018
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
3.83
138
BEYOND EXTINCTION Summary
BEYOND EXTINCTION 89%
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
by John Keeble 2018
3.83
138 ratings
Lord of the World
by Robert Hugh Benson • 1907
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
4.09
4k+
Lord of the World Summary
Lord of the World 89%
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
by Robert Hugh Benson 1907
4.09
4k+ ratings
Chien 51
by Laurent Gaudé • 2022
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
3.64
2k+
Chien 51 Summary
Chien 51 89%
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
by Laurent Gaudé 2022
3.64
2k+ ratings
Zed
by Joanna Kavenna • 2019
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
3.12
1k+
Zed Summary
Zed 89%
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
by Joanna Kavenna 2019
3.12
1k+ ratings
Day of the Oprichnik
by Vladimir Sorokin • 2006
A Tsar's enforcer in a walled Russia: one day of fire, prayer, and sanctioned killing.
3.74
10k+
Day of the Oprichnik Summary
Day of the Oprichnik 89%
A Tsar's enforcer in a walled Russia: one day of fire, prayer, and sanctioned killing.
by Vladimir Sorokin 2006
3.74
10k+ ratings
Uglies
by Scott Westerfeld • 2005
Weeks before her beauty surgery, Tally must hunt down her runaway friend or stay ugly forever.
3.84
710k+
Uglies Summary
Uglies 89%
Weeks before her beauty surgery, Tally must hunt down her runaway friend or stay ugly forever.
by Scott Westerfeld 2005
3.84
710k+ ratings
Pretties
by Scott Westerfeld • 2005
Surgically perfected and obedient, she dreams of rebellion and a dangerous cure for her mind.
3.83
281k+
Pretties Summary
Pretties 89%
Surgically perfected and obedient, she dreams of rebellion and a dangerous cure for her mind.
by Scott Westerfeld 2005
3.83
281k+ ratings
The Circle
by Dave Eggers • 2013
Mae's dream job at the Circle comes with a catch: complete surveillance, and no way out.
3.43
232k+
The Circle Summary
The Circle 89%
Mae's dream job at the Circle comes with a catch: complete surveillance, and no way out.
by Dave Eggers 2013
3.43
232k+ ratings
La Maison
by Yves Grevet • 2008
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
3.91
1k+
La Maison Summary
La Maison 89%
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
by Yves Grevet 2008
3.91
1k+ ratings
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan • 2022
Frida Liu's custody depends on convincing a doll and the cameras that she's a fit mother.
3.53
128k+
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers 89%
Frida Liu's custody depends on convincing a doll and the cameras that she's a fit mother.
by Jessamine Chan 2022
3.53
128k+ ratings
Gliff
by Ali Smith • 2024
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
3.89
10k+
Gliff Summary
Gliff 88%
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
by Ali Smith 2024
3.89
10k+ ratings
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard
by J.G. Ballard • 2000
Above Cannes, a corporate paradise hides its last doctor's killing spree behind a wall of silence.
3.72
5k+
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard Summary
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard 88%
Above Cannes, a corporate paradise hides its last doctor's killing spree behind a wall of silence.
by J.G. Ballard 2000
3.72
5k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Think
by Bella Forrest • 2017
A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.
4.23
9k+
The Girl Who Dared to Think Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Think 88%
A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.23
9k+ ratings
Super Sad True Love Story
by Gary Shteyngart • 2010
A neurotic 39-year-old courts a guarded young woman in an America where everyone is rated.
3.45
42k+
Super Sad True Love Story Summary
Super Sad True Love Story 88%
A neurotic 39-year-old courts a guarded young woman in an America where everyone is rated.
by Gary Shteyngart 2010
3.45
42k+ ratings
The Song Rising
by Samantha Shannon • 2017
A psychic syndicate's new leader must destroy the surveillance network detecting her people.
4.20
29k+
The Song Rising Summary
The Song Rising 88%
A psychic syndicate's new leader must destroy the surveillance network detecting her people.
by Samantha Shannon 2017
4.20
29k+ ratings
Chronicles From The Future
by Achilleas Sirigos • 1972
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
3.78
569
Chronicles From The Future Summary
Chronicles From The Future 88%
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
by Achilleas Sirigos 1972
3.78
569 ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Descend
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Kidnapped and facing a deadly tournament, Liana must hide the AI living inside her boyfriend's body.
4.28
5k+
The Girl Who Dared to Descend Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Descend 88%
Kidnapped and facing a deadly tournament, Liana must hide the AI living inside her boyfriend's body.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.28
5k+ ratings
Facial Justice
by L.P. Hartley • 1960
Postwar England mandates identical faces to stamp out envy. One woman refuses to give hers up.
3.40
355
Facial Justice Summary
Facial Justice 88%
Postwar England mandates identical faces to stamp out envy. One woman refuses to give hers up.
by L.P. Hartley 1960
3.40
355 ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Lead
by Bella Forrest • 2018
Her mother murdered, a new champion hunts a face-stealing conspiracy inside a sealed tower.
4.29
5k+
The Girl Who Dared to Lead Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Lead 88%
Her mother murdered, a new champion hunts a face-stealing conspiracy inside a sealed tower.
by Bella Forrest 2018
4.29
5k+ ratings
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