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What it's about
In OneState, a glass-enclosed city of straight lines ruled by the all-powerful Benefactor, citizens live without passion or creativity, until D-503, a mathematician who dreams in numbers, discovers he has a soul.
Why it's worth reading
It's on the Guardian's list of 1,000 novels everyone must read. It's the classic dystopian novel that came before 1984 and Brave New World.
You'll love it if you liked
1984
Brave New World
Fahrenheit 451Good to know
It's set in the twenty-sixth century.
By the numbers
- Readers15 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics30 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller32 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #281 of the 333 science fiction books we rank
- #852 of the 924 classics we rank
- #2735 of the 3,056 books we rank
Why it made the list
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Dark, Adventurous
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Is We worth reading?
Yes. It's on the Guardian's list of 1,000 novels everyone must read. It ranks #2,735 of the 3,056 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 57.7 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is We about?
In OneState, a glass-enclosed city of straight lines ruled by the all-powerful Benefactor, citizens live without passion or creativity, until D-503, a mathematician who dreams in numbers, discovers he has a soul.
How long does it take to read We?
About 6 hours (258 pages), or about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after We?
If you liked it, try 1984 by George Orwell, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley or Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.