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A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess · 1962

Top match: Fahrenheit 451

Last checked: November 7, 2026

Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury · 1953 · Adult

Novel · about 190 pages

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Why: Both are dystopian books.
- Dystopian
What both books share
- dystopian
  A Clockwork Orange: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre); "Dystopian fiction" (LoC 655)
  Fahrenheit 451: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clockwork Orange; Open Library and Wikidata for Fahrenheit 451, read September 24, 2026.
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley · 1932 · Adult

about 240 pages

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Why: Both are dystopian books.
- Dystopian
What both books share
- dystopian
  A Clockwork Orange: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre); "Dystopian fiction" (LoC 655)
  Brave New World: "Dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre); "Dystopian fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clockwork Orange; Open Library and Wikidata for Brave New World, read September 24, 2026.
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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood · 1985 · Adult

Novel · about 350 pages

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Why: Both are dystopian books.
- Dystopian
What both books share
- dystopian
  A Clockwork Orange: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre); "Dystopian fiction" (LoC 655)
  The Handmaid's Tale: "Dystopian fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "FICTION / Dystopian" (OL subject); "Dystopian" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clockwork Orange; Open Library and Wikidata for The Handmaid's Tale, read September 24, 2026.
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The Road
Cormac McCarthy · 2006 · Adult

about 260 pages

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Why: Both are dystopian books.
- Dystopian
What both books share
- dystopian
  A Clockwork Orange: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre); "Dystopian fiction" (LoC 655)
  The Road: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clockwork Orange; Open Library and Wikidata for The Road, read September 24, 2026.
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Ready Player One
Ernest Cline · Adult

about 460 pages

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Why: Both are dystopian books. Both received the Prometheus Award.
- Dystopian
- Prometheus Award
What both books share
- dystopian
  A Clockwork Orange: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre); "Dystopian fiction" (LoC 655)
  Ready Player One: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
- Prometheus Award
  A Clockwork Orange: "Prometheus Award" (WD award received)
  Ready Player One: "Prometheus Award" (WD award received)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clockwork Orange; Open Library and Wikidata for Ready Player One, read September 24, 2026.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell · 1949 · Adult

about 320 pages

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Why: Both are dystopian books.
- Dystopian
What both books share
- dystopian
  A Clockwork Orange: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre); "Dystopian fiction" (LoC 655)
  Nineteen Eighty-Four: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clockwork Orange; Open Library and Wikidata for Nineteen Eighty-Four, read September 24, 2026.
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The Giver
Lois Lowry · 1993 · Young adult

about 200 pages

Why: Both are dystopian books.
- Dystopian
What both books share
- dystopian
  A Clockwork Orange: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre); "Dystopian fiction" (LoC 655)
  The Giver: "Dystopian" (OL subject); "YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clockwork Orange; Open Library and Wikidata for The Giver, read September 24, 2026.
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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins · 2008 · Young adult

about 400 pages

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Why: Both are dystopian books.
- Dystopian
What both books share
- dystopian
  A Clockwork Orange: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre); "Dystopian fiction" (LoC 655)
  The Hunger Games: "Dystopian fiction" (OL subject); "dystopian literature" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clockwork Orange; Open Library and Wikidata for The Hunger Games, read September 24, 2026.
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Divergent
Veronica Roth · 2011 · Young adult

about 490 pages

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Why: Both are dystopian books.
- Dystopian
What both books share
- dystopian
  A Clockwork Orange: "Fiction, dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre); "Dystopian fiction" (LoC 655)
  Divergent: "dystopian" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (OL subject); "dystopian fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Clockwork Orange; Open Library and Wikidata for Divergent, read September 24, 2026.
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