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List of dystopian books to read in Trumpian times.

It Can't Happen Here - Sinclair Lewis

Written during the Great Depression, when the country was largely oblivious to Hitler’s aggression, it juxtaposes sharp political satire with the chillingly realistic rise of a president who becomes a dictator to save the nation from welfare cheats, sex, crime, and a liberal press. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can't_Happen_Here

1984 - George Orwell

Written in 1948, 1984 was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Set in 2540, it depicts a world where the population are willing slaves to totalitarianism, kept docile and compliant by drugs, constant entertainment, technology and a surfeit of material goods.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World

Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury

A 24th Century fireman Guy Montag, whose job is to burn illegally-owned books and their readers' homes, starts to question the value of his profession and his life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (1921)

In the One State of the great Benefactor, there are no individuals, only numbers. Life is an ongoing process of mathematical precision, a perfectly balanced equation. Primitive passions and instincts have been subdued. Even nature has been defeated, banished behind the Green Wall. But one frontier remains: outer space. Now, with the creation of the spaceship Integral, that frontier -- and whatever alien species are to be found there -- will be subjugated to the beneficent yoke of reason.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_(novel)

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865)

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland

Animal Farm by George Orwell (1935)

Animal Farm is a political allegory from the worlds leading modern satirist. A must read for all children.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm

The Art of the Deal - Donald Trump

 A work of non-fiction, the Art of the Deal is Trump's personal manifesto, offering readers 11 steps to business success.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump:_The_Art_of_the_Deal

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