Recs if you like Anthem...

dystopian novels under 200 pages, including short stories

Tired about the twisted, corrupt, cruel system we live in that advertises meritocratic „values“ at your face while in fact valuing capital and control over everything else, to the detriment of everyone else, but most of all those that are in need of basic necessities but Nooo The B***ionaires need the 50 ply organic locally grown grass fed chemical free sulfate free ad free HD ultra lite premium ecofriendly recyclable recyled child safe consumption safe 10-in-1 deluxe toiletpaper!

From Pink Floyd to Iron Maiden to Metallica to... you name it, these books inspired musicians into making some really cool music.

books with crappy governments bc thats definitely something we haven’t seen before ;) think dystopian

Such an underrated genre in my opinion. These are books I've read and on my TBR, feel free to recommend more!

A short list of essential fiction dealing with theoretically feasible or potential socio-political scenarios.

dystopian fiction

Books that teach you to distrust big government and institutions that someone should have made me read in high school but didn't. 1960s and earlier only

I don't think kids today have to read so much? Some of these books felt like torture to get through, but also grateful for a good foundation. I will add as I remember more.

books you thought were lost to time, never to be seen again 😞 BUT WE GOT EM 🥹 -no mainstream/popular books (BookTok, movie or tv adaptations, series or authors oversaturated within reading apps already) -favour given to books lacking fandom

list of commonly assigned reading. Whether its something that you havent been assigned but want to check out, or things you read when you were younger and want to revisit! Id also love suggestions bcs i want to see what others have read in school compared to me <3

childhood reads that birthed a bibliophile and are worth rereading, remembering, or revisiting!

Novel studies for 9th Grade