Fiction: Reading for Fun

A dystopian novella set in a society where individuality is suppressed, and the word "I" has been eradicated. The protagonist, Equality 7-2521, rediscovers the concept of personal identity and freedom. He begins to rebel against the collective society's constraints and discovers the power of independent thought, eventually leading to a quest for self-discovery and the pursuit of individualism.

A dystopian world where the most productive and creative individuals start disappearing as society decays under government control and collectivism. The story follows the enigmatic figure John Galt and delves into themes of individualism, capitalism, and the struggle between the innovative minds and the stifling effects of bureaucracy and regulations.

It is set in a near-future New England in a totalitarian and theocratic regime known as the Republic of Gilead, which has overthrown the United States government. Because of dangerously low reproduction rates, Handmaids are assigned to bear children for elite couples that have trouble conceiving. Offred is the central character and narrator and one of the Handmaids.

A novel with two hearing-impaired characters and a hearing heroine.

In a dystopian future, corporate watchdog Jennifer Government investigates a shoe company that incites a violent riot to promote a new product. She uncovers a powerful corporation that will stop at nothing to protect its profits.

after nuclear war, survivors in Black Mountain, North Carolina, begin to rebuild. A "federal administrator" arrives, offering hope of a new national government. But when the town's young people are drafted into the "Army of National Recovery," John Matherson and the people of Black Mountain must protest against the tyranny of the "New Regime."

A bizarre dystopian novel in which a pair of grotesque siblings, Wilbur and Eliza Swain, devise a plan to end loneliness by forcing everyone in the United States to share the same middle name. The plan backfires, leading to a chaotic and apocalyptic collapse of society.

The Testaments is a sequel to Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale. It is set 15 years after the events of the first novel, and tells the story of three women who are working to overthrow the totalitarian regime of Gilead.