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Dystopia

Dark visions of broken societies reveal humanity at its most desperate, where oppressive systems and technological control threaten to crush the human spirit. In these haunting worlds, ordinary people must find hope and rebellion amid the ruins of failed utopias, corrupt governments, and post-apocalyptic landscapes.

Dystopia Book Summaries

Mockingjay (The Hunger Games) Summary
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games)
by Suzanne Collins 2010 391 pages
4.10
3.3M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Lord of the Flies Summary
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding 1999 192 pages
3.70
2.9M+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
School
Ready Player One Summary
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline 2011 384 pages
4.23
1.1M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
Black Mirror and Philosophy Summary
Black Mirror and Philosophy
Dark Reflections (The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)
by David Kyle Johnson (editor) 2019 384 pages
4.09
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Technology
Dystopia
Nineteen Eighty-Four Summary
Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell 2014 368 pages
4.19
4.8M+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fahrenheit 451 Summary
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
3.96
2.5M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
Animal Farm Summary
Animal Farm
by George Orwell 1996 140 pages
3.99
4M+ ratings
Dystopia
Fantasy
School
The Road Summary
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy 2006 241 pages
3.99
900k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Animal Farm / 1984 Summary
Animal Farm / 1984
by George Orwell
4.30
200k+ ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Literature
The Stand Summary
The Stand
by Stephen King
4.35
700k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Red Rising Summary
Red Rising
by Pierce Brown
4.27
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley 2006 144 pages
3.94
20k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
The Trial Summary
The Trial
by Franz Kafka
3.95
300k+ ratings
Philosophy
Literature
German Literature
The Time Machine Summary
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
3.89
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Time Travel
The Handmaid’s Tale Summary
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood
4.14
2.1M+ ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Summary
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by Suzanne Collins
3.97
800k+ ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Dispossessed Summary
The Dispossessed
An Ambiguous Utopia
by Ursula K. Le Guin
4.25
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Classics
The Obelisk Gate Summary
The Obelisk Gate
by N.K. Jemisin
4.30
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Bird Box Summary
Bird Box
A Novel
by Josh Malerman 2014 272 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Dystopia
Life As We Knew It Summary
Life As We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer
3.89
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Death Cure (Maze Runner, Book 3) Summary
The Death Cure (Maze Runner, Book 3)
by James Dashner 2011 327 pages
3.78
400k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Wool Omnibus Summary
Wool Omnibus
by Hugh Howey
4.22
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Ready Player Two Summary
Ready Player Two
A Novel
by Ernest Cline 2020 384 pages
3.43
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Klara and the Sun Summary
Klara and the Sun
A novel
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2021 320 pages
3.74
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Uglies Summary
Uglies
by Scott Westerfeld
3.85
600k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Girl with All the Gifts Summary
The Girl with All the Gifts
by Carey.M.R 2014 461 pages
3.95
200k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Zombies
Neuromancer (Sprawl Trilogy Book 1) Summary
Neuromancer (Sprawl Trilogy Book 1)
by William Gibson 2000 268 pages
3.89
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Classics
The Giver Summary
The Giver
by Lois Lowry 2006 208 pages
4.12
2.5M+ ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Dystopia
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