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    The New Wilderness (Diane Cook)

    The New Wilderness Author: Diane Cooke List: Recent Prize Winner (Man Booker Short List 2020) Project: dystopia – environmental / government Year of publication: 2020 Pages: 416 Goodreads: The New [...]
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    Julia (Sandra Newman)

    Author: Sandra Newman Published: 2023 Pages: 400 Project:  dystopia – government | social justice | feminism   Be mindful, having read 1984 is not mandatory but highly recommended.    please [...]
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    This Perfect Day (Ira Levin)

    This Perfect Day Author: Ira Levin Project: dystopia –  technology Year of publication: 1970 Pages: 368 Goodreads: The Time Machine                
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    Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)

    Brave New World is a dystopian novel set in a futuristic society where citizens are genetically engineered and conditioned for conformity and pleasure. The story follows a man named Bernard [...]
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    Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)

    Author: Octavia E. Butler Published: 1993 Pages: 345 Prize:  dystopia – environmental        please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply In a dystopian [...]
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    The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood)

    Offred, the central character in The Handmaid’s Tale, lives in a dystopian society known as Gilead. The novel explores Offred’s experiences within the oppressive regime, her struggle to retain her [...]
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    The Iron Heel (Jack London)

    The Iron Heel Author: Jack London Project: dystopia – government / corporate rule Year of publication: 1908 Pages: 195 Goodreads: The Iron Heel [ Download from Gutenberg.org ]     [...]
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    1984 (George Orwell)

    In a totalitarian society ruled by a repressive government, Winston Smith rebels against the oppressive regime by secretly questioning its control and seeking personal freedom. As he navigates a world [...]

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Grendel (John Gardner)

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Author:John Gardner  Published: 1971 Pages: 174        In Grendel, the classic monster from Beowulf tells his own story and sees the world as a place ruled by chaos, accident, and inevitable death. Haunted [...]

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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)

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Brave New World is a dystopian novel set in a futuristic society where citizens are genetically engineered and conditioned for conformity and pleasure. The story follows a man named Bernard Marx who challenges the societal […]

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Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)

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Author: Jean Kwok Published: 2010 Pages: 290 Project: Identity – Hybrid Cultural Identity          please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply Girl in Translation portrays the story […]

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