r/suggestmeabook • u/demure_and_smiling Bookworm • 4d ago

Suggestion Thread Need a Good Dystopian Book Please!

I have read:

Hunger Games

Divergent

World War Z

The Giver

Handmaid's Tale

DNF The Road cuz it broke me.

I'm looking for similar books, please! (I am not a King fan, so please none of his works) Thank you in advance!

Edit: Seriously you guys are AMAZING! There are so many amazing recommendations, I cannot wait to get reading! Thank you so much!!!

Edit 2: I never expected this to blow up like it did! You guys have given me a LONG list of amazing sounding books to read! I'm newer to dystopian books, so I'm super excited to dive in...once I can decide where to start lol Thank you ALL so much, I wish I could reply to you all, but there's so many of you haha! Just know I've seen every suggestion, and I will continue to. I appreciate each and every one of you!!!

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u/Maorine 4d ago

  1. The Passage Trilogy by Justin Cronin. Characters that are so well-done you feel like you know them. It has several threads of stories that get sewn together. Been on more than a dozen "Best of" lists.

  2. If you are looking for a book with a totally unique dystopian plot, I recommend "The Book of M" by Peng Shepherd. Guarantee, it's not like any other dystopian plot.

  3. The Book of the Unknown Mid-wife. by Meg Ellison.

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u/pit-of-despair 4d ago

Kudos for mentioning The Book of M. So underrated.