George Orwell · 1956
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It closes in on you
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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood · 1986
A reader shelved it with yours in Small rebellions that become enormous
We
Yevgeny Zamyatin · 1959
A reader shelved it with yours in Dystopias that hit harder now
Tender Is the Flesh
Agustina Bazterrica · 2015
It leaves you short of breath · it hits hard
Kindred
Octavia E. Butler · 1979
It closes in on you · it stays with you
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Perdido Street Station
China Miéville · 2000
It closes in on you · it gets under your skin
Living Dead
George A. Romero · 2010
It closes in on you · something is lurking
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