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  5. timoroso recommends We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, "Zamyatin's "We" was not just a precursor of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" but the work Orwell took as a model for his own book."
  6. aethercowboy recommends V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, "The world of V for Vendetta is very reminiscent of the world of 1984."
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  8. readerbabe1984 recommends The Giver by Lois Lowry
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  15. ivan.frade recommends Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler, "Both books talk about revolution and the people, individual rights vs. common wellness. "darkness at noon" is pretty similar to 1984, without the especulation/science-fiction (see more) ingredient."
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  17. JFDR recommends Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, "1984's Big Brother is Little Brother's namesake."
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  19. aubade recommends Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell, "The basis of Orwell's views on Communism, fascism and totalitarianism"
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  22. Anonymous user recommends The Year of Compulsory Childbirth by Nigel Farringdon, "Dystopia, futuristic dictatorship and rebellion."
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  26. suzanney recommends Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
  27. mrkatzer recommends Feed by M. T. Anderson, "If 1984 were written today, and written for an audience of teenagers and people who care about teenagers, the result would be Feed."
  28. norabelle414 recommends The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
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  33. hipdeep recommends Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, "1984 is scary like a horror movie. Fahrenheit 451 is scary like the news. So - do you want to see something really scary?"
  34. cflorente recommends The Giver by Lois Lowry
  35. cflorente recommends The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
  36. readafew recommends Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, "Both books are about keeping the people in control and ignorant."
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  39. BGP recommends Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
  40. BGP recommends We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
  41. citygirl recommends The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
  42. hippietrail recommends We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, "The original dystopian novel from which both Huxley and Orwell drew inspiration."
  43. infiniteletters recommends Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
  44. kleo recommends Conscience Place by Joyce Thompson

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