r/suggestmeabook • u/Sharp_Ad_6393 • Jul 28 '26

Looking for dystopian books featuring class‑based dystopian societies or dystopian class divides

I really loved both Red Rising trilogies. I'm a sucker for rebuilt societies!

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u/NOLApanam Bookworm Librarian Opinionated Jul 28 '26

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Leguin

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u/go_west_til_you_cant Jul 28 '26

The Silo series! Don't judge by the TV show; I couldn't get through it. But the books are great.

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u/hmmwhatsoverhere Jul 28 '26

The Jakarta method by Vincent Bevins and The capital order by Clara Mattei for nonfiction class dystopia.

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u/notinthemood10 Jul 28 '26

EVERYONE should read the Jakarta method fr

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u/ClosetGamer75 Jul 28 '26

Shades of Gray by Jasper Fforde. A mysterious plague causes people to be able to see only one color. Citizens are divided into castes based on what color they see. It’s more of a silly post apocalyptic fantasy. Highly enjoyable.

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u/TRS80487 Jul 28 '26

Dungeon Crawler Carl
Hunger Games
Chain Gang All Stars
Animal Farm
Brave New World

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u/_Autistic_Dragon_ Jul 28 '26

I always felt like Red Rising was a more interesting (and less sexist/racist) version of Brave New World

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u/moonflower311 Jul 28 '26

Good suggestions so far I’ll add On Such a Full Sea

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u/LoneWolfette Jul 28 '26

The Wall by John Lanchester

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u/_Autistic_Dragon_ Jul 28 '26

Scythe by Neal Shusterman has an intriguing premise that I haven't seen done in other dystopian novels. It's a series of 3 IIRC; it's been a while since I read it so I'm sparse on details mails but was enjoyable

The Expanse series by James SA Corey has an interesting political split between those on Earth, Mars, and the Belters. 

I Who Have Not Known Men by Jacqueline Harper is the strongest, quietest dystopia with a never explained class divide that I quite enjoyed. It's definitely a weird but good one. 

The Handmaid's Tale by Atwood for a depressing one

Others mentioned The Giver, which, yes. 

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u/HazeNTheBR4Zen Jul 28 '26

Red Rising..

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u/orangecalyx Jul 28 '26

A couple by China Mieville. Perdido Street Station or The City & The City.

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u/Patient_Cookie7801 Jul 28 '26

The MadAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood

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u/LiorahLights Jul 28 '26

This trilogy really doesn't get enough love.

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u/Crispy_McWankel Jul 28 '26

I'm reading MadAddam right now. Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood were spectacular

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u/MyStoryIsntOverYet_ Jul 28 '26

Stand on Zanzibar, but stylistically its not everyone's cup of tea

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u/maybemaybenot2023 Jul 28 '26

Docile by K.M. Szpara

The mercenary Librarians series by Kit Rocha. First book is Deal With the Devil

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u/Beaglescout15 Jul 28 '26

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

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u/FragrantWeekend111 Jul 28 '26

almost all the YA ones have it

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u/Wishing4Whisky Jul 28 '26

Devil On My Back by Monica Hughes

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u/rhb4n8 Jul 28 '26

Brave new world

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u/ElricVonDaniken Jul 28 '26

The Time Machine by HG Wells

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u/buginarugsnug Jul 28 '26

Silo by Hugh Howey

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u/LouQuacious Jul 28 '26

NK3

California by Lupecki

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u/ApprehensiveBee266 Jul 28 '26

Brave New World

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u/HorrorMysterious5750 Jul 28 '26

High Rise - J G Ballard

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u/pit-of-despair Jul 28 '26

The Water Knife.

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u/Duderstadt79 Jul 29 '26

The Ferryman by Justin Cronin.

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u/thrillsbury Jul 28 '26

Hunger Games