Dystopian Fiction reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 227 Reddit reviews across 6 subreddits and 28 posts to rank the best Dystopian Fiction brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/suggestmeabook, r/booksuggestions, r/books, r/True_AskAConservative, r/Antipsychiatry. Top-rated brands include Margaret Atwood (4.8/5), Neal Shusterman (4.8/5), Aldous Huxley (4.7/5).
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Subreddits6
Posts28
Brands82
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#1
Margaret Atwood
4.8
(27)
"Nothing beats the very timely Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood"
"Dystopia books: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood"
"Dystopia books: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood"
"The Maddaddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood"
"Thr Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood"
"Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood"
"The MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood: very creepy and beautifully written dystopian fiction"
"Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future."
"Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood"
"The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead."
#2
Neal Shusterman
4.8
(17)
"Unwind series: YA series about an America without abortion but where parents can choose to “unwind” their kids."
"Unwind by Neal Shusterman (it’s a series)"
"Unwind by Neal Shusterman"
"Unwind by Neal Shusterman. Its YA but really good and pretty dark dystopian."
"Scythe by Neal Shusterman"
"Scythe series by Neal Shusterman is amazing"
"Scythe by Neal Shusterman"
"A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered death."
"*Scythe* is a cool YA series that features a world where death has been "cured" and science has basically created a Utopia."
"Scythe trilogy was mind blowing"
#3
Aldous Huxley
4.7
(12)
"Dystopia books: Brave New World by Aldo"
"Brave New World by Aldus Huxley"
"*Brave New World* (Aldous Huxley)"
"Brave New World"
"I’d start with the classics, Brave New World and 1984."
"I’d also recommend Мы (We) along with Brave New World"
"Brave New World by Aldus Huxley."
"If you haven't read Brave New World, I would highly suggest it as a dystopian classic."
"Brave new world (I think it should have been a short story instead of a novel but it’s still worth a read)"
"Island, Aldous Huxley"
#4
Paolo Bacigalupi
4.8
(9)
"I am waiting for a sequel to Windup Girl. It is incredible."
"The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi"
"The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi"
"The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi"
"The Wind Up Girl. Also heavily features genetic engineering."
"The wind up girl is great. It was even more impressive when I found out it was his first novel."
"The Wind Up Girl (2009)"
"The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi"
"I found The Water Knife to be extremely unsettling yet good and memorable."
#5
George Orwell
5.0
(8)
"1984 by George Orwell"
"1984 (a classic for a reason)"
"You can read the other genre classics *1984* (George Orwell)"
"1984"
"I’d start with the classics, Brave New World and 1984."
"1984"
"1984 by George Orwell."
"1984 by George Orwell"
#6
Hugh Howey
4.3
(9)
"Thousands of them have lived underground. They’ve lived there so long, there are only legends about people living above."
"Wool the omnibus edition. Great book about humans living in large silo like buildings when the environment becomes toxic."
"I can't believe no one has said it. Wool series by Hugh Howey."
"I recently finished reading the Wool series by Hugh Howey. I thought it was a great scifi, and very interesting."
"Wool by Hugh Howey"
"Pretty much everything by Hugh Howey would fit"
"Wool by Hugh Howey."
"Try Wool by Hugh Howey."
"Wool Trilogy by Hugh Howey was a little slow at times for me but still a really decent read."
#7
Octavia E. Butler
5.0
(7)
"Dystopia books: The Parable Duet by Octavia S Butler"
"Parable of the sour by Octavia butler!"
"Seconding Parable of the Sower"
"Parable of the Sower (Earthseed #1) by Octavia E. Butler"
"Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler"
"Parable of the Sower is excellent. Feels like it was written yesterday but actually written in the 90s."
"Parable of the Sower by: Octavia Butler"
#8
Cormac McCarthy
4.9
(7)
"The Road by Cormac McCarthy"
"The Road."
"The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Beautifully written apocalypse of the most horrifying kind."
"The road by cormac McCarthy."
"The Road by Cormac McCarthy"
"The Road by Cormac McCarthy is absolutely brilliant."
"The road - Cormac McCarthy"
#9
Pierce Brown
4.8
(6)
"Red Rising by Pierce Brown"
"Red Rising! Definitely worth the read, a sci-fi with those dystopian elements."
"Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) by Pierce Brown"
"Red Rising is excellent - I also highly recommend it!"
"My favorite series right now is the Red Rising series. And the third book comes out in a few days. A must read."
"The Red Rising series by Pierce Brown"
#10
Lois Lowry
4.6
(5)
"The whole set are great books and dig deeper into the dystopian setting"
"The Giver by: Lois Lowry"
"The Giver by Lois Lowry"
"The Giver by Lois Lowry"
"The Giver by Lois Lowry - A world where everything is perfect, there is no chaos, and no war."
#11
Yevgeny Zamyatin
4.2
(5)
"*We* by Yevgeny Zamyatin and *Darkness at Noon* by Arthur Koestler are both dystopian novels."
"Might not be read much anymore but “We” by Yevgeny Zamyatin."
"*We* (Yevgeny Zamyatin)"
"We by Yevgeny Zamyatin"
"I’d also recommend Мы (We) along with Brave New World"
#12
Emily St. John Mandel
5.0
(4)
"Station Eleven - Emily St John Mandel"
"Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel: another beautiful dystopian novel--this one involves a pandemic"
"Station eleven by emily mandel"
"Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel"
#13
Walter M. Miller Jr.
5.0
(4)
"A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter Miller"
"Strong recommend for A Canticle for Liebowitz, that book kind of stuck with me a long time after reading it."
"A Canticle for Liebowitz"
"A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr."
#14
N.K. Jemisin
4.8
(4)
"The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin."
"The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin is sci-fi dystopian with a bit of a fantasy lean. Absolutely fantastic"
"The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin"
"The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisi"
#15
Ray Bradbury
4.8
(4)
"Fahrenheit 451"
"Fahrenheit 451 is a great book, i absolutely love it."
"Fahrenheit 451 is accessible, entertaining, and IMHO even more prophetic than Orwell's 1984"
"I read Fahrenheit 451 it was good! I wish it had a sequel, to make it a duology."
#16
Justin Cronin
4.8
(4)
"It’s so cinematic and I love getting to follow these characters through."
"It is the most unputdownable read I’ve had in more than a year."
"The Passage trilogy by Justin Cronin. A U.S. government/military experiment with an ancient virus goes awry."
"The passage if you like horror as well as dystopia :) "
#17
Stephen King
4.5
(4)
"The Stand by Stephen King. Post-apocalyptic rather than fully dystopian but it's excellent."
"The Stand by Stephen King. When a man escapes from a biological testing facility, he sets in motion a deadly domino effect."
"Stephen King The Long Walk"
"One of my favorites is the novella The Long Walk by Stephen King. It's def dystopian."
#18
Pat Frank
4.0
(3)
"Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank"
"Alas, Babylon"
"Alas, Babylon"
#19
Waubgeshig Rice
5.0
(2)
"It's a stunning story."
"Moon of the Crusted Snow and its sequel, Moon of the Turning Leaves, by Waubgeshig Rice."
#20
Kazuo Ishiguro
5.0
(2)
"Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro recently read this was blown away."
"Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro"
#21
M.T. Anderson
5.0
(2)
"The single most prophetic dystopia I've ever read. Beyond chilling."
"Feed by MT Anderson. It’s a YA novel but a great one. I just finished the audiobook. So effing good."
#22
Ernest Cline
5.0
(2)
"Ready Player One is SO good, definitely one of my favorite books ever."
"Ready Player One was really great."
#23
Sequoia Nagamatsu
5.0
(2)
"How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu"
"How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu"
#24
Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
5.0
(2)
"This is How You Lose the Time War is fun, bright and original."
"*This is How You Lose the Time War* by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is one of the most inventive sci fi books I’ve read in a LONG time."
#25
Philip K. Dick
5.0
(2)
"My favorite dystopian future book is “A Scanner Darkly”."
"Try Philip K Dick. Most of his works that you'd know have been turned into movies or TV shows."
#26
Omar El Akkad
4.5
(2)
"American War by Omar El Akkad. It’s very different and thought provoking."
"American War is a good read. Especially if you have concerns about the stability of American Democracy."
#27
Robert R. McCammon
4.5
(2)
"Swan Song Robert McCammon is one of the most amazing in the genre :)"
"Swan Song, by Robert McCammon: post apocalypse nuclear war story"
#28
Iain M. Banks
4.5
(2)
"The Ian M. Banks Culture series is beautiful and about the most optimistic view of humanities evolution I can think of."
"Iain M Banks' Culture Novels, Consider Phlebas and Player of Games are my 2 favourites"
#29
Cory Doctorow
4.5
(2)
"Try Little Brother by Cory Doctorow! The setting is a little closer to reality than a lot of dystopian novels but that is what makes it so compelling."
"{{Little Brother}} by Cory Doctorow"
#30
Alexis Wright
4.0
(2)
"The Swan Book is set in the future, with Aboriginals still living under the Intervention in the north, in an environment fundamentally altered by climate change."
"The Swan Book by Alexis Wright"
#31
Ira Levin
4.0
(2)
"This Perfect Day by Ira Levin."
"This perfect day - ira levin"
#32
C.A. Fletcher
4.0
(2)
"A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World, by C.A. Fletcher."
"A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher"
#33
Jasper Fforde
4.0
(2)
"Welcome to Chromatacia, where the societal hierarchy is strictly regulated by one's limited color perception."
"Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde is a whimsical dystopia set in a future society which stratifies citizens into castes based on their colour perception and uses lots of rules about behaviour and politeness."
#34
Scott Westerfeld
4.0
(2)
"Uglies by Scott Westerfeld"
"Uglies by Scott Westerfeld"
#35
James K. Morrow
4.0
(2)
"City of Truth by James Morrow."
"City of Truth by James Morrow."
#36
Marie Lu
4.0
(2)
"Legend by Marie Lu"
"Legend by Marie Lu? It’s great! Full of action."
#37
Franz Kafka
4.0
(2)
"[**The Trial**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17690.The_Trial)"
"{{The Trial by Franz Kafka}}"
#38
Drew Magary
4.0
(2)
"The Postmortal by Drew Magary. I thought it was a great read and a nice take on the dangers of technologically-achieved human immortality."
"The Postmortal, by Drew Magary."
#39
Chuck Wendig
4.0
(2)
"It has everything you're looking for. Very dystopian. The 'road trip as the world is ending' narrative is well done."
"Wanderers by Chuck Wendig might fit. It's a long book, and there is a romantic arc, although it's secondary to the general dystopia."
#40
Marge Piercy
4.0
(2)
"Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy"
"Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy is a personal favorite of mine"
#41
John Christopher
4.0
(2)
"I've always had a soft place in my heart for the Tripod Trilogy by John Christopher."
"Not exactly cli-fi but related, The Death of Grass by John Christopher"
#42
Will Self
3.5
(2)
"Will Self: the Book of Dave"
"The Book of Dave by Will Self"
#43
Neil Gaiman
5.0
(1)
"Anything by Neil Gaiman regardless of genre (Though most of his work is Sc-Fi)"
#44
Martha Wells
5.0
(1)
"Martha Wells’ recent-ish fantasy story, “The Salt Witch.” Just gorgeous."
#45
Gary Shteyngart
5.0
(1)
"Super sad true love story by gary shteyngart. Highly recommended."
#46
Orson Scott Card
5.0
(1)
"The Ender's Game series"
#47
Isaac Asimov
5.0
(1)
"Isaac Asimov wrote The Foundation Trilogy. I actually just finished the first book today."
#48
Karin Boye
5.0
(1)
"Kallocain, about a dystopian future where are the government pries into even your most deeply held thoughts."
#49
Ling Ma
5.0
(1)
"I loved severance by ling ma."
#50
Suzanne Collins
5.0
(1)
"Dystopia books: The Hunger Games initial trilogy by Suzanne collins"
#51
Carolyn Cohagen
4.0
(1)
"I liked Time Next by Carolyn Cohagen too"
#52
Kenneth Johnson and A.C. Crispin
4.0
(1)
"Dystopia books: V by Kenneth Johnson and AC Crispin"
#53
Sarah Pinsker
4.0
(1)
"We are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker"
#54
Ruthanna Emrys
4.0
(1)
"A Half Built Garden by Ruthanna Emerys"
#55
Anthony Doerr
4.0
(1)
"Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr fits this I think, and I really enjoyed it."
#56
Susan Ee
4.0
(1)
"The World After Trilogy by Susan Ee, it is technically YA fantasy but it's incredibly well written."
#57
Sara Hall
4.0
(1)
"Daughters of the North by Sara Hall"
#58
Julie Bertagna
4.0
(1)
"Exodus, by Julie Bertagna, and its sequels."
#59
A.E. van Vogt
4.0
(1)
"I liked Future Glitter by AE Van Vogt."
#60
Victor Gischler
4.0
(1)
"For Mad Max style craziness, take a look at Victor Gischlers 'Go go Girls of the Apocalypse'. Funny shit."
#61
Alain Damasio
4.0
(1)
"La Horde du Contrevent by Alain Damasio"
#62
Debra Driza
4.0
(1)
"Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza"
#63
Suzette Haden Elgin
4.0
(1)
"Dystopia books: Native Tongue by Suzette Hande Elgin"
#64
Claire North
4.0
(1)
"Claire North: Notes from the Burning Age"
#65
Kim Stanley Robinson
4.0
(1)
"Check out the Red Mars trilogy. Should fill both requests."
#66
Larry Niven
4.0
(1)
"Larry Niven's Ringworld series as Utopian. It's a tech Utopia on earth where there's no problem that can't be solved with a gadget or a substance."
#67
Michel Houellebecq
4.0
(1)
"Submission by houellebecq"
#68
Celeste Ng
4.0
(1)
"Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng"
#69
Strugatsky Brothers
4.0
(1)
"Try Soviet sci-fi. For example, Noon. The 22nd Century by Strugatsky brothers."
#70
Max Barry
4.0
(1)
"Jennifer Government by Max Barry -- it's older (2003) but I remember it being a funny dystopia with that kind of manicured society."
#71
Austin Tappan Wright
4.0
(1)
"Islandia, by Austin Tappan Wright, a book my my favorite law school professor recommended to me."
#72
Natalie Hibberd
4.0
(1)
"It’s a dystopian thriller, so ticks a lot of your boxes!"
#73
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
4.0
(1)
"Green Sky series by Zilpha Keatley Snyder"
#74
Michael Grant
4.0
(1)
"Gone series by Michael Grant"
#75
LX Beckett
4.0
(1)
"Gamechanger by LX Beckett. Set in a society that looks very social justice-y on the surface but is horrible to those who don't fit in."
#76
Ernest Callenbach
4.0
(1)
"Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach"
#77
Lauren Oliver
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried Lauren Oliver’s other series Delirium?"
#78
Daniel Suarez
4.0
(1)
"Currently re-reading Daemon & Freedom by Daniel Saurez. Tbh, it's hitting close to home now more than ever."
#79
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
4.0
(1)
"Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah will always be my dystopian rec."
#80
Elle Casey
4.0
(1)
"Apocalypsis by Elle Casey — it’s YA but I loved the series."
#81
S.M. Stirling
4.0
(1)
"The Emberverse series by S.M. Stirling."
#82
Starhawk
4.0
(1)
"The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk"
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