Books like…

Books Like The Dispossessed

by Ursula K. Le Guin · about this book

Loved The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin? If its science fiction, scientist protagonist and anarchism hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Time Machine, 2001: A Space Odyssey and 1984. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Dispossessed: Science Fiction · Scientist Protagonist · Anarchism · Classics · Male Lead

1. 

   The Time Machine

   H. G. Wells

   Scientist Protagonist · Class Struggle · Science Fiction · Classics · Philosophy

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   2001: A Space Odyssey

   Arthur C. Clarke

   Science Fiction · Classics · Philosophy · Scientist Protagonist · Slow-Paced

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3. 

   1984

   George Orwell

   Freedom vs Control · Classics · Science Fiction · Literary Fiction · Male Lead

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4. 

   A Wrinkle in Time

   Madeleine L'Engle

   Freedom vs Control · Alien Planet · Classics · Science Fiction · Physics

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5. 

   Project Hail Mary

   Andy Weir

   Scientist Protagonist · Science Fiction · Dual Timeline · Nonlinear Narrative · Male Lead

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6. 

   Les Misérables

   Victor Hugo

   Class Struggle · Economic Inequality · Classics · Literary Fiction · Slow-Paced

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7. 

   The Mercy of Gods

   James S. A. Corey

   Scientist Protagonist · Science Fiction · Alien Planet · Freedom vs Control · Character-Driven

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8. 

   Frankenstein

   Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

   Scientist Protagonist · Classics · Science Fiction · Literary Fiction · Male Lead

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9. 

   The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One)

   Suzanne Collins

   Class Struggle · Freedom vs Control · Economic Inequality · Science Fiction · Classics

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10. 

    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

    Philip K. Dick

    Science Fiction · Classics · Freedom vs Control · Literary Fiction · Male Lead

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11. 

    Of Human Bondage

    W. Somerset Maugham

    Classics · Economic Inequality · Character-Driven · Slow-Paced · Literary Fiction

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12. 

    Parable of the Sower

    Octavia E. Butler

    Class Struggle · Economic Inequality · Science Fiction · Classics · Literary Fiction

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13. 

    Lord of the Flies

    William Golding

    Freedom vs Control · Classics · Philosophy · Literary Fiction · Male Lead

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14. 

    The Running Man

    Richard Bachman

    Class Struggle · Economic Inequality · Science Fiction · Classics · Male Lead

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15. 

    The Four Winds

    Kristin Hannah

    Class Struggle · Economic Inequality · Character-Driven · Slow-Paced · Literary Fiction

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16. 

    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

    V.E. Schwab

    Nonlinear Narrative · Dual Timeline · Character-Driven · Slow-Paced · Literary Fiction

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17. 

    Never Let Me Go

    Kazuo Ishiguro

    Nonlinear Narrative · Science Fiction · Classics · Character-Driven · Slow-Paced

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18. 

    Watchmen

    Alan Moore

    Nonlinear Narrative · Classics · Freedom vs Control · Science Fiction · Literary Fiction

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19. 

    Mickey 7

    Edward Ashton

    Science Fiction · Alien Planet · Philosophy · Nonlinear Narrative · Male Lead

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20. 

    The Outsiders

    S.E. Hinton

    Class Struggle · Classics · Character-Driven · Male Lead · Literary Fiction

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