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24 alternatives to The Handmaid's Tale

A dystopian tale that will make you a feminist.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Handmaid's Tale launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Brave New World▲73

   A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bad Feminist▲60

   Learn, laugh and become more socially aware

   2015 · roxanegay.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Handmaid's Tale▲3

   Satiric but all too realistic novel asking who will control…

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Atlas Shrugged▲73

   Story about capitalism, free markets, ethics and morality

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Feminism is for Everybody▲55

   Self-explanatory title

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Our Dried Voices▲55

   INDIEFAB Book of the Year-nominated dystopian fiction novel

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Station Eleven▲57

   A lyrical, dystopian tale driven by deep, flawed characters

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Haline▲76

   Hunger Games meets Climate Change

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Lord of the Flies▲63

   Some call it the "Hunger Games before Hunger Games"

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    What It Is by Lynda Barry▲61

    Creative method that is playful, powerful, and accessible

    2015 · goodreads.com · its alternatives →

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    thisissomenoise #008: It Goes Both Ways▲55

    A story about purpose, feminism, Islam and privilege.

    2016 · thisissomenoise.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Conversations With Her: On Resilience ▲83

    Real-life stories from 7 women who have shown resilience

    2015 · fourthhour.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Women in Tech Book▲109

    A collaborative book by amazing techy women (Kickstarter)

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Mate▲74

    What women really want from their men

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Oryx and Crake▲108

    Brilliant & rich dystopian vision of the near future

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    From Barbie to Mortal Kombat▲67

    Explores the complicated issue of gender in computer games­

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Aurora ▲64

    Dystopian space epic by Kim Stanley Robinson

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Door▲70

    The relationship between two very different women

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace▲58

    Practical strategies, stealthy hacks, & camaraderie

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Infinite Home: A Novel▲60

    An unlikely mix of people bond to form a quasi family

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Into the Brambles▲60

    Dark fantasy based on modernized classical myth

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Super Sad True Love Story▲90

    A satirical, dystopian, and hilarious novel

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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