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The Compound
by Aisling Rawle • 2025
Ten women wake in a desert prison where survival depends on who shares their bed.
3.53
156k+
The Compound Summary
The Compound 92%
Ten women wake in a desert prison where survival depends on who shares their bed.
by Aisling Rawle 2025
3.53
156k+ 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 92%
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 Family Experiment
by John Marrs • 2024
Eleven contestants raise AI children on a show where the losers watch their kids erased live.
4.03
63k+
The Family Experiment Summary
The Family Experiment 91%
Eleven contestants raise AI children on a show where the losers watch their kids erased live.
by John Marrs 2024
4.03
63k+ ratings
Last Chance Live!
by Helena Haywoode Henry • 2025
Eighteen and on death row, she joins a reality show where America votes on who dies.
3.77
548
Last Chance Live! Summary
Last Chance Live! 89%
Eighteen and on death row, she joins a reality show where America votes on who dies.
by Helena Haywoode Henry 2025
3.77
548 ratings
Everyone Is Watching
by Heather Gudenkauf • 2024
A desperate mother joins a reality competition, but the game's true prize is survival.
3.64
35k+
Everyone Is Watching Summary
Everyone Is Watching 89%
A desperate mother joins a reality competition, but the game's true prize is survival.
by Heather Gudenkauf 2024
3.64
35k+ ratings
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins • 2008
To save her sister, Katniss enters a televised arena where only one child walks out.
4.35
10.0M+
The Hunger Games Summary
The Hunger Games 89%
To save her sister, Katniss enters a televised arena where only one child walks out.
by Suzanne Collins 2008
4.35
10.0M+ ratings
The Passengers
by John Marrs • 2019
Eight driverless cars are hijacked. A jury must vote on who lives while the world watches.
4.06
72k+
The Passengers Summary
The Passengers 89%
Eight driverless cars are hijacked. A jury must vote on who lives while the world watches.
by John Marrs 2019
4.06
72k+ ratings
The Marriage Act
by John Marrs • 2023
The government rewards marriage with privilege. An AI decides who deserves to keep it.
3.79
50k+
The Marriage Act Summary
The Marriage Act 89%
The government rewards marriage with privilege. An AI decides who deserves to keep it.
by John Marrs 2023
3.79
50k+ ratings
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV
by Emily Nussbaum • 2024
Radio confessionals, hidden cameras, and game shows: the unscrupulous origins of reality television.
3.92
11k+
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV Summary
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV 88%
Radio confessionals, hidden cameras, and game shows: the unscrupulous origins of reality television.
by Emily Nussbaum 2024
3.92
11k+ ratings
The Long Walk
by Richard Bachman • 1979
Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty walks with ninety-nine others. Slow down, and soldiers shoot.
4.00
289k+
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk 88%
Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty walks with ninety-nine others. Slow down, and soldiers shoot.
by Richard Bachman 1979
4.00
289k+ ratings
Shadow Fall
by Audrey Grey • 2016
A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.
3.87
2k+
Shadow Fall Summary
Shadow Fall 88%
A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.
by Audrey Grey 2016
3.87
2k+ 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 88%
Connor's sanctuary splinters when a vengeful rebel demands war and the state prepares to strike.
by Neal Shusterman 2012
4.24
68k+ ratings
The Princess Games
by Cordelia K. Castel • 2020
Blackmailed into a televised bride competition, she must outlast a court where love is a weapon.
3.99
9k+
The Princess Games Summary
The Princess Games 88%
Blackmailed into a televised bride competition, she must outlast a court where love is a weapon.
by Cordelia K. Castel 2020
3.99
9k+ ratings
Fable for the End of the World
by Ava Reid • 2025
A teenage taxidermist, chosen as prey for a televised hunt, discovers her killer is as trapped.
3.66
15k+
Fable for the End of the World Summary
Fable for the End of the World 88%
A teenage taxidermist, chosen as prey for a televised hunt, discovers her killer is as trapped.
by Ava Reid 2025
3.66
15k+ 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 88%
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
by Justin Cronin 2023
3.92
42k+ ratings
It's Behind You
by Kathryn Foxfield • 2021
A reality show traps five teens in haunted caves where the body count isn't scripted.
3.63
4k+
It's Behind You Summary
It's Behind You 88%
A reality show traps five teens in haunted caves where the body count isn't scripted.
by Kathryn Foxfield 2021
3.63
4k+ 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
The Butcher's Masquerade
by Matt Dinniman • 2022
Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.
4.69
117k+
The Butcher's Masquerade Summary
The Butcher's Masquerade 88%
Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.
by Matt Dinniman 2022
4.69
117k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
Imprisoned in a matriarchy, a rebel endures torture as her warden lover escapes to rescue her.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.09
14k+ ratings
The Last One
by Will Dean • 2023
When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.
3.55
41k+
The Last One Summary
The Last One 88%
When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.
by Will Dean 2023
3.55
41k+ ratings
Sick Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
3.54
4k+
Sick Bastards Summary
Sick Bastards 88%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ 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 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
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 88%
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
Recruitment
by K.A. Riley • 2018
Kress is taken at seventeen to a Processor where training kills and failures simply vanish.
3.92
6k+
Recruitment Summary
Recruitment 88%
Kress is taken at seventeen to a Processor where training kills and failures simply vanish.
by K.A. Riley 2018
3.92
6k+ 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 88%
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
by Yves Grevet 2008
3.91
1k+ 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 88%
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
Warcross
by Marie Lu • 2017
She hacks into a global VR tournament; the creator drafts her to catch a hidden rival.
4.12
123k+
Warcross Summary
Warcross 88%
She hacks into a global VR tournament; the creator drafts her to catch a hidden rival.
by Marie Lu 2017
4.12
123k+ ratings
The Testing
by Joelle Charbonneau • 2013
The Testing chooses future leaders by killing most candidates. Cia must be the exception.
4.05
84k+
The Testing Summary
The Testing 87%
The Testing chooses future leaders by killing most candidates. Cia must be the exception.
by Joelle Charbonneau 2013
4.05
84k+ ratings
Feed
by M.T. Anderson • 2002
In a world where ads stream directly into minds, a boy meets a girl who resists.
3.55
68k+
Feed Summary
Feed 87%
In a world where ads stream directly into minds, a boy meets a girl who resists.
by M.T. Anderson 2002
3.55
68k+ 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 87%
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
by Joanna Kavenna 2019
3.12
1k+ ratings
The Mandibles
by Lionel Shriver • 2016
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
3.71
12k+
The Mandibles Summary
The Mandibles 87%
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
by Lionel Shriver 2016
3.71
12k+ 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 87%
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
Sunrise on the Reaping
by Suzanne Collins • 2025
A bootlegger is reaped for the Quarter Quell, where forty-eight tributes fight in a poisoned arena.
4.50
1.3M+
Sunrise on the Reaping Summary
Sunrise on the Reaping 87%
A bootlegger is reaped for the Quarter Quell, where forty-eight tributes fight in a poisoned arena.
by Suzanne Collins 2025
4.50
1.3M+ 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 87%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ 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 87%
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 Warehouse
by Rob Hart • 2019
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
3.84
15k+
The Warehouse Summary
The Warehouse 87%
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
by Rob Hart 2019
3.84
15k+ 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 87%
When her smart toaster bricks itself, a refugee discovers the whole building is a corporate jail.
by Cory Doctorow 2019
4.03
8k+ ratings
Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins • 2009
Katniss must survive the arena again, forced back alongside other victors as the districts rebel.
4.36
4.2M+
Catching Fire Summary
Catching Fire 87%
Katniss must survive the arena again, forced back alongside other victors as the districts rebel.
by Suzanne Collins 2009
4.36
4.2M+ ratings
One Perfect Couple
by Ruth Ware • 2024
When a tropical reality show crew vanishes, a scientist is stranded with a dangerous rival.
3.61
172k+
One Perfect Couple Summary
One Perfect Couple 87%
When a tropical reality show crew vanishes, a scientist is stranded with a dangerous rival.
by Ruth Ware 2024
3.61
172k+ ratings
Gone
by Michael Grant • 2008
After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.
3.87
211k+
Gone Summary
Gone 87%
After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.
by Michael Grant 2008
3.87
211k+ ratings
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset
by Suzanne Collins • 2010
To save her sister from a televised death match, a teenage hunter takes her place.
4.50
236k+
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset Summary
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset 87%
To save her sister from a televised death match, a teenage hunter takes her place.
by Suzanne Collins 2010
4.50
236k+ ratings
The Loop
by Ben Oliver • 2020
In a jail that harvests fear, a teen relies on secret friendships until the rain stops.
3.9
9k+
The Loop Summary
The Loop 87%
In a jail that harvests fear, a teen relies on secret friendships until the rain stops.
by Ben Oliver 2020
3.9
9k+ ratings
Le Programme
by Sandra Dussault • 2018
To protect his brother, a teen fugitive finds a hidden village of young murderers.
4.18
437
Le Programme Summary
Le Programme 87%
To protect his brother, a teen fugitive finds a hidden village of young murderers.
by Sandra Dussault 2018
4.18
437 ratings
Shadow Rise
by Audrey Grey • 2017
Tortured, she enters a deadly contest for a rebel throne. Her lost love has forgotten her.
4.30
1k+
Shadow Rise Summary
Shadow Rise 87%
Tortured, she enters a deadly contest for a rebel throne. Her lost love has forgotten her.
by Audrey Grey 2017
4.30
1k+ ratings
Ready Player Two
by Ernest Cline • 2020
A rogue AI traps millions in virtual reality, demanding a deadly treasure hunt for their freedom.
3.44
188k+
Ready Player Two Summary
Ready Player Two 87%
A rogue AI traps millions in virtual reality, demanding a deadly treasure hunt for their freedom.
by Ernest Cline 2020
3.44
188k+ ratings
Little Eyes
by Samanta Schweblin • 2020
A plush robot pet moves in, and a stranger somewhere is watching through its eyes.
3.58
26k+
Little Eyes Summary
Little Eyes 87%
A plush robot pet moves in, and a stranger somewhere is watching through its eyes.
by Samanta Schweblin 2020
3.58
26k+ ratings
Chain-Gang All-Stars
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah • 2023
One kill from freedom, a prison gladiator must face her lover in the arena.
4.11
97k+
Chain-Gang All-Stars Summary
Chain-Gang All-Stars 87%
One kill from freedom, a prison gladiator must face her lover in the arena.
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 2023
4.11
97k+ ratings
Black Mirror and Philosophy
by David Kyle Johnson • 2019
Every Black Mirror episode is a philosophical thought experiment hiding inside a dystopian thriller.
4.09
161
Black Mirror and Philosophy Summary
Black Mirror and Philosophy 87%
Every Black Mirror episode is a philosophical thought experiment hiding inside a dystopian thriller.
by David Kyle Johnson 2019
4.09
161 ratings
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