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The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood 1985 · Dystopian Another Atwood warning about a society reshaped by control, with a more political focus.
The Road Cormac McCarthy 2006 · Dystopian A starker, simpler story of survival after the end, with far less explanation.
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel 2014 · Science fiction A gentler, more hopeful look at the world after a pandemic ends it.