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1984 by George OrwellFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
977 books — 614 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Infinite Jest by David Foster WallaceFight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Postmodern cult classics
87 books — 100 voters

The Carer by Scott L. NelsonDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneRed Goliath by Oscar OrtizA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Groundbreaking Books
103 books — 97 voters
Technological Slavery by Theodore John KaczynskiAnti-Tech Revolution by Theodore John KaczynskiIndustrial Society and Its Future by Theodore John KaczynskiBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books similar to an episode of Black Mirror
29 books — 40 voters

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsTales of the Astonishing Black Spark by Charlie J. EskewNot For Public Consumption by Frank P. LiptonAtmospheres by Jon KonrathParadox Lost by V.R. Ling
Bitter Satire
49 books — 38 voters
Magic America by C.E. MedfordRainbirds by Clarissa GoenawanLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezCollected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
Best Collections of Magic Realism
35 books — 34 voters

30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyIs That True? by Chuck StephensTowards Blue Skies by Adele Minnar Towards Blue S...THE INDIA-PAKISTAN DILEMMA by Ravel AeonMeditation Time by Laurent Grenier
Books That Make You Think Long After the Last Page
16 books — 18 voters
Common Sense Ain’t So Common by Scott L. NelsonBlind Spot by Mahzarin R. BanajiThe Secret Method for Growing Younger by Ellen WoodLucky by Scott NelsonMutual Aid by Dean Spade
Be a Better White Person
17 books — 11 voters

Antuna's Story by Terry BirdgenawThe Rise and Fall of Antocracy by Terry Birdgenaw1984 by George OrwellAntunites Unite by Terry BirdgenawBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Reading is Political
37 books — 8 voters
Not Just a Witch by Eva IbbotsonA Contradição Humana by Afonso CruzThe Little Boy Who Cried Wolf by Kevin CripeSolero by Brien Cole1066 and all that by W.C. Sellar
Satire for Children
23 books — 7 voters

The Other Wes Moore by Wes MooreNatural Causes by Barbara EhrenreichModern Living and Its Discontents by Stephen C. HoenigmannFrom Mountains to Medicine by Erica M. ElliottMedicine and Miracles in the High Desert by Erica M. Elliott
Nonfiction Books with Social Commentary and Medical Themes
16 books — 4 voters
Shy Girl by Mia BallardThe Best Horror of the Year, Volume Eleven by Ellen DatlowOrgan Meats by K-Ming ChangNightbitch by Rachel YoderThe Hounding by Xenobe Purvis
Litfic About Becoming A Dog
6 books — 2 voters

The Last Syllable by Valeriano DiviacchiFreefall by S.D. Nightshade
Allegorical Sci-Fi Series
2 books — 2 voters
Freefall by S.D. Nightshade
Sci-Fi Social Commentary
1 book — 1 voter

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